Medical device and method for delivering an implant
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorMichael S.H. Chu
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a medical device that includes an elongate member, needle, needle deployment mechanism, and a head portion. The elongate member has a proximal portion, distal portion and a lumen defined along the elongate member. The needle deployment mechanism is disposed at least partially within the lumen. The head portion includes a tip portion that includes a front throat region, an opening, and a needle receiving portion. The front throat region includes a front edge and a lateral edge. The opening is defined by the lateral edge of the front throat region. The needle moves in and out of the device through the opening in a direction along the front edge of the front throat region. The needle receiving portion can be configured to capture the needle.
Claims20
A medical device comprising;
- an elongate member having a proximal portion, a distal portion and a lumen defined along the elongate member;
- a needle disposed within the lumen of the elongate member;
- a needle deployment mechanism disposed at least partially within the lumen for moving the needle along the elongate member;
- a head portion including a tip portion and provided at the distal portion of the elongate member, the head portion including:
- a front throat region provided at the tip portion and having a front edge and a lateral edge, the front throat region defining an open space bounded between the lateral edge and the front edge to receive a bodily tissue therein;
- an opening defined by the lateral edge of the front throat region and extending from the lumen of the elongate member such that the needle moves in and out of the device through the opening in a direction along the front edge of the front throat region;
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- a needle receiving portion configured to capture the needle.
A medical device comprising:
- an elongate member having a proximal portion, a distal portion and a lumen defined along the elongate member;
- a needle disposed within the lumen of the elongate member;
- a needle deployment mechanism disposed at least partially within the lumen for moving the needle along the elongate member;
- a head portion including a tip and provided at the distal portion of the elongate member, the head portion including:
- a front throat region provided at the tip and having a front edge and a lateral edge, the front throat region defining an open space bounded between the lateral edge and the front edge;
- a second throat region provided in a direction substantially perpendicular with respect to the front throat region and defining an open space for receiving a body tissue therein;
- an opening defined by the lateral edge of the front throat region and in communication with the lumen of the elongate member such that the needle moves in and out of the device through the opening in a direction along the front edge of the front throat region;
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- a needle receiving portion configured to capture the needle.
A method for placing an implant, the method comprising:
- inserting a medical device inside a body of a patient, the medical device including an elongate member, a needle disposed within the elongate member, and a head portion including a front throat region having a front edge and lateral edge such that the front throat region defines an open space bounded between the front edge and the lateral edge;
- contacting the front throat region to a first bodily tissue;
- advancing the needle of the medical device loaded with a suture toward the needle receiving portion so as to cause the needle to extend through an opening, defined by the lateral edge, in a direction along the front edge and penetrate through the implant and a portion of the first bodily tissue;
- retracting the needle from the needle receiving portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.