Thread suturing endoscopic device
AssigneeChairmonkey, S.L.
InventorsAlvaro Martinez-Alcalá Garcia, Felipe Martinez-Alcalá Garcia
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Abstract
Suturing device for endoscopic use comprising a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end being provided with a clamp (3) formed by two facing blades (3a, 3b) intended to house a suture needle (9) and where the proximal end is provided with control mechanisms for opening and closing said clamp and changing the orientation of the needle and passing it from one blade to another of the clamp (1, 2a, 2b). Thanks to the change in orientation of the needle, it is possible to use much larger needles than in the current state of the art.
Claims4
A thread suturing flexible device for endoscopic use comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein:
- the distal end is provided with a clamp formed by two facing blades intended to house a suture needle in a position parallel to a main axis of the device,
- the proximal end is provided with control mechanisms for the opening and closing of the clamp and changing of orientation of the suture needle to a transverse position and passing of the suture needle from one blade to another of the clamp,
- each blade is provided with a guillotine adapted to slide on the blade and a corresponding blade hole so that when the suture needle changes its orientation to the transverse position, the suture needle is fixed by the guillotine and the corresponding hole, and
- the guillotines are provided with a cutting edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.