Articulating suturing device and method
AssigneeAbbott Laboratories
InventorsMichael Zung, Jasper Jackson
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Abstract
A method for closing an opening in tissue using a suturing device includes inserting at least a portion of a suture through a tissue tract and through a tissue wall. Following inserting at least a portion of the suture, the method includes advancing a first end of the suture through a bight of the suture, the bight pre-formed about a periphery of a knot tube of the suturing device. Once the first end is advanced, the method includes tensioning the first end of the suture and a second end of the suture adjacent the bight to form a knot affixing a loop of suture across the puncture.
Claims24
A method for closing an opening in tissue using a suturing device, the method comprising:
- inserting at least a portion of a suture through a tissue tract and through a tissue wall;
- advancing a first end of the suture through a bight of the suture, the bight being pre-formed about a periphery of the suturing device;
- and
- tensioning the first end of the suture and a second end of the suture adjacent the bight to form a knot affixing a loop of suture across the puncture.
A method for closing an opening in tissue using a suturing device, the method comprising:
- inserting at least a portion of a suture through a tissue tract and through a tissue wall;
- advancing a first end of the suture through a bight of the suture, the bight being pre-formed about a periphery of a knot tube of the suturing device;
- and
- tensioning the first end of the suture and a second end of the suture adjacent the bight to form a knot affixing a loop of suture across the puncture.
A method for closing an opening in tissue using a suturing device, the method comprising:
- inserting at least a portion of a suture through a tissue tract and through a tissue wall;
- advancing a first end of the suture through a bight of the suture, the bight being positioned wrapped around an exterior surface of the suturing device;
- and
- tensioning the first end of the suture and a second end of the suture adjacent the bight to form a knot affixing a loop of suture across the puncture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.