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US 10,327,756 B2Granted
Re-arming apparatus for a minimally invasive surgical suturing device
AssigneeLSI Solutions, Inc.
InventorJude S. Sauer
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Abstract
A re-arming tool for a surgical suturing device is also disclosed. The re-arming tool includes a needle ramp having a leading edge; a needle facing surface; and a trailing edge that is biased away from the needle facing surface. The re-arming tool also has a positioning frame coupled to the needle ramp.
Claims11
A re-arming tool and needle for a surgical suturing device, comprising:
- a needle ramp comprising an arcuate needle facing surface and having:
- a leading edge at a distal end of the re-arming tool configured to contact the needle while re-arming;
- a convex side of the arcuate needle facing surface and in communication with the leading edge and configured to contact the needle;
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- a trailing edge at a proximal end of the re-arming tool configured to contact the needle after the needle contacts the leading edge while re-arming, wherein the trailing edge is in communication with and biased away from the arcuate needle facing surface;
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- a positioning frame coupled to the needle ramp;
- and
- a spring element coupled to the trailing edge and configured to bias the trailing edge away from the arcuate needle facing surface.
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A re-arming tool and needle for a surgical suturing device, comprising:
- a positioning frame;
- a spring element coupled to the positioning frame;
- and
- a needle ramp coupled to and biased away from the positioning frame via the spring element, the needle ramp having:
- a leading edge at a distal end of the needle ramp configured to contact the needle while re-arming;
- an arcuate needle facing surface that contacts the needle;
- and
- a trailing edge in communication with the arcuate needle facing surface at a proximal end of the needle ramp configured to contact the needle after the needle contacts the leading edge while re-arming.
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A re-arming tool and needle for a surgical suturing device, comprising:
- a positioning frame;
- a spring element coupled to the positioning frame;
- a needle ramp coupled to the spring element and comprising an arcuate needle facing surface that contacts the needle and a leading edge at a distal end of the needle ramp;
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- a trailing edge in communication with the arcuate needle facing surface at a proximal end of the re-arming tool and biased by the spring element in a direction away from the arcuate needle facing surface of the needle ramp and configured to contact the needle after the needle contacts the leading edge while re-arming.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.