Wound closure device
AssigneeGothenburg Medtech Innovations AB
InventorsJonas Ockell, Magnus Ojde
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Abstract
A wound closure device for closing a surgical wound in a tissue, wherein the wound closure device includes a first jaw, a second jaw and a handle. The first jaw is arranged for receiving a first cartridge including a plurality of slots for holding wound closers and wherein the second jaw is provided with a plurality of tracks. The plurality of tracks guide a respective one of the male ends and a respective one of the female ends towards each other and to an interlocked state where the respective one of the male ends and the respective one of the female ends are interlocked with each other.
Claims16
A wound closure device for closing a surgical wound in a tissue, wherein the wound closure device comprises a first jaw, a second jaw and a handle;
- wherein the first jaw is arranged for receiving a first cartridge, and wherein the first jaw is provided with the first cartridge,
- wherein the first cartridge comprises a plurality of slots holding wound closers, the slots being distributed along a longitudinal extension of the first cartridge, and wherein each of the plurality of wound closers comprise a male and female end;
- wherein the second jaw is provided with a plurality of tracks;
- wherein the tracks are curved and/or linear and wherein the tracks cross each other;
- wherein the first and second jaws are adapted to be arranged on a respective side of the tissue;
- wherein the wound closure device further comprises power transfer means operatively coupled to the handle for transferring power to the first cartridge;
- wherein the first cartridge further comprises:
- connection means for connecting the first cartridge to a power receiving means configured to receive power from the power transfer means;
- and
- actuation means operatively coupled to the power receiving means and configured to force the male ends and the female ends to exit the first cartridge and to penetrate the tissue on a respective side of the surgical wound
- wherein upon one actuation of the handle, via the actuation means, is configured to force the first jaw the male ends and the female ends to exit the first cartridge, and to penetrate the tissue on a respective side of the surgical wound and to enter a respective one of the plurality of tracks, wherein the plurality of tracks are arranged to receive the male and female ends and to guide a respective one of the male ends and a respective one of the female ends of the same wound closer towards each other, and to an interlocked state where the respective one of the male ends and the respective one of the female ends of the same wound closer are interlocked with each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.