Surgical suture placement device
OwnerRichard M. Beane, James Alan Crunkleton +2inventors
InventorsRichard M. Beane, James Alan Crunkleton, Douglas M. Dahl, James L' Esperance
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Abstract
The invention provides a surgical suture placement device that includes a handle assembly rotatably secured to an elongated hollow outer tube extending from the handle assembly. Also included is a suturing assembly rotatably secured to the distal end of the elongated hollow outer tube and a hollow flexible tube connecting the handle assembly to the suture assembly by traversing the inside of the elongated hollow outer tube. The device can be used for placing a suture through the urethra and bladder neck to perform an urethrovesical anastomosis, e.g., after removal of the prostate.
Claims24
A surgical suture placement device comprising:
- a handle assembly;
- an elongated hollow outer tube connected at a proximal end to the handle assembly;
- a suturing assembly rotatably secured to a distal end of the elongated hollow outer tube;
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- a hollow inner tube located within the hollow outer tube and connecting the handle assembly to the suture assembly by traversing the inside of the elongated hollow outer tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.