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US 12,089,835 B2Granted
Device and system for hernia repair
AssigneeAtropos Limited
InventorsMichael Amirfarzad Kia, Frank Bonadio, Lucy Dolores Halpin, Shane Joseph Macnally, Ronan Bernard Mcmanus, Stephen Williams
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Abstract
A suture device comprises a needle (5) which is movable between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration and a drive for rotating the needle between the retracted and extended configurations. The drive comprises an axle (18) which is rotated by a rack (12) and pinion (10) system.
Claims13
A suture device, comprising:
- a suture forming device;
- and
- a suture bonding mechanism,
- wherein the suture forming device is moveable between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration to position a joint of the suture, and
- wherein the suture bonding mechanism includes a heater for bonding portions of a suture together at the joint, the heater including heated clamp plates.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.