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US 2006/0052801 A1Published application
Suture passer
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsPeter Dreyfuss, Reynaldo Sylvester, Barry Gellman
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Abstract
Sutures can be placed in difficult to access areas of the human body with devices, and related methods, utilizing a suture carrier with a sharpened tip and a notch for holding a formed suture tip. The devices and methods can be used in conjunction with both endosurgical and traditional open surgery
Claims14
1-29. (canceled)
A suturing instrument, comprising:
- an elongate body member;
- a suture with a formed suture tip;
- a suture carrier disposed at a distal portion of the elongate body member, the suture carrier having a sharpened distal end for tissue penetration and a notch for holding the formed suture tip;
- and
- a catch provided on the elongate body member for receiving the suture carrier holding the formed suture tip, and retaining the formed suture tip upon retraction of the suture carrier from the catch.
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A method for placing a suture in tissue, comprising the steps of:
- providing the suture with a formed suture tip;
- inserting a suturing instrument including an elongate body member having a suture carrier with a sharpened distal end for tissue penetration and a notch for holding the formed suture tip;
- deploying the suture carrier holding the formed suture tip to engage a catch disposed on the elongate body member;
- and
- retaining the formed suture tip within the catch upon retraction of the suture carrier from the catch.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.