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US 2013/0211428 A1Published application
Endoscopic suture systems
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsJuergen A. Kortenbach, Ghaleb Sater, Michael Sean McBrayer, Barry N. Gellman
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Abstract
A surgical instrument for applying sutures to tissue includes a needle deployment mechanism and a catch mechanism. In some embodiments, the needle deployment mechanism employs a linear path. Alternatively, it can employ a curved needle. The surgical instrument may include a rotatable head, a bend, and/or a malleable elongated body member formable into various shapes.
Claims12
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A suturing instrument, comprising:
- an elongate body member comprising a distal portion and defining a lumen extending through the elongate body member, the distal portion defining an opening;
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- a needle deployment mechanism configured for distally deploying a pointed member between a retracted position, in which the pointed member is substantially disposed within the lumen, and an extended position, in which a portion of the pointed member is extended distally out of the lumen and through the opening, the pointed member pivots within the lumen as it deploys from the retracted position to the extended position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.