Bendable suture needle with free varying angle and holder therefor
AssigneeKing Saud University
InventorsFeras M. Alshomer, Abdulaziz Alshail
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Abstract
A suturing device including an outer bendable body and an inner bendable needle with a freely bendable angle includes a longitudinally extending outer hollow body having a point and a hollow passage and an inner needle portion or part disposed therein. The outer hollow body is constructed and dimensioned to receive a sized suture needle within the hollow passage with slightly close tolerances welded at its base to a point along the hollow body of the outer part and wherein the outer body includes a lower relatively stiff bendable material and an upper portion of relatively malleable material adjacent to and fixed to the lower portion. Further, the outer hollow body is more malleable as it becomes closer to the point.
Claims12
A suturing device including a bendable outer body and a bendable suture needle with a freely bendable angle, said device comprising:
- a longitudinally extending outer hollow body having a point and a hollow passage therethrough and,
- wherein said outer hollow body constructed and dimensioned to receive a sized suture needle within said passage with slightly close tolerances;
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- wherein said outer body includes a lower relatively stiff bendable material and an upper portion of relatively malleable material adjacent to and fixed to said lower portion;
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- wherein said outer hollow body is more malleable as it becomes closer to said point.
The suturing device and holder comprising of a pair of longitudinally extending arms and a pivot pivotally connecting said arms at an intermediate portion thereof with a pair of handles on one side of said pivot;
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- said pair of handles is connected to said gripping member that is composed of said a fixed jaw and a movable jaw through an integrated cable within said body of said extending arm;
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- in which said first handle is connected by an integrated pulling system within said body of said forwardly extending first arm through said hinge joint to said first jaw of said second gripping members;
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- the second handle is connected to an integrated pulling system within the body of said forwardly extending second arm through said hinge joint to said second jaw of said second gripping members.
The suturing device comprising of a pair of longitudinally extending arms pivotally connected in an intermediate portion with a pair of handles on one side of said pivot;
- the pair of handles are part of an integrated pulling system in which said pair of handles are connected to said second gripping member that is composed of said first and second jaws through an integrated cable within the body of said extending arms;
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- in which the first handle is connected by said integrated pulling system within said body of said forwardly extending first arm through said hinge joint to said first jaw of said second gripping member;
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- the second handle is connected by an integrated pulling system within the body of said forwardly extending second arm through said hinge joint to said second gripping member.
A modified holder for a suturing device, said holder comprising:
- a pair of forwardly extending arms and means pivotally connecting said forwardly extending arms together intermediate of said forwardly extending arms;
- a pair of handles at one end of said forwardly extending arms with one of said handles on each of said pair of arms on one side of said means pivotally connecting said arms together;
- two pair of spring biased jaws with one of said pair of spring biased jaws disposed at one opposite end of said arm from said handles and in an opposite side of said means pivotally connecting said arms together;
- each of said forwardly extending arms including an arc-shaped element and a longitudinally extending passageway through each of said arms;
- a pair of wires with one of said wires disposed in each of said passageways and connected at one end thereof to one of said arc-shaped elements and the other end thereof to one of said pair of jaws and wherein pulling one of said arc-shaped elements toward said handle opens said pair of jaws and releasing said arc-shaped element closes said jaws due to said spring bias;
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- wherein moving said spring biased jaws simultaneously away from said arms bends a suturing device held therein by said jaws.
The combination of a suturing device and holder wherein said suturing device includes an outer bendable body and a bendable suture needle with a freely bendable angle, said suturing device comprising:
- a longitudinally extending outer hollow body having a point and a hollow passage therethrough and,
- wherein said outer hollow body being constructed and dimensioned to receive a sized suture needle within said passage with slightly close tolerances;
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- wherein said outer body includes a lower relatively stiff bendable material and an upper portion of relatively malleable material adjacent to and fixed to said lower portion;
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- wherein said outer hollow body is more malleable as it becomes closer to said point;
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- wherein said holder for said suturing device comprising:
- a pair of forwardly extending arms and means pivotally connecting said forwardly extending arms together intermediate of said forwardly extending arms;
- a pair of handles at one end of said forwardly extending arms with one of said handles on each of said pair of arms on one side of said means pivotally connecting said arms together;
- two pair of spring biased jaws with one of said pair of spring biased jaws disposed at one opposite end of said arm from said handles and in an opposite side of said means pivotally connecting said arms together;
- each of said forwardly extending arms including an arc-shaped element and a longitudinally extending passageway through each of said arms;
- a pair of wires with one of said wires disposed in each of said passageways and connected at one end thereof to one of said arc-shaped elements and the other end thereof to one of said pair of jaws and wherein pulling one of said arc-shaped elements toward said handle opens said pair of jaws and releasing said arc-shaped element closes said jaws due to said spring bias;
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- wherein moving said spring biased jaws simultaneously away from said arms bends a suturing device held therein by said jaws.
The combination of a suturing device and holder wherein said suturing device includes an outer bendable body and a bendable suture needle with a freely bendable angle, said suturing device consisting of:
- a longitudinally extending outer hollow body having a point and a hollow passage therethrough and,
- wherein said outer hollow body being constructed and dimensioned to receive a sized suture needle within said passage with slightly close tolerances;
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- wherein said outer body includes a lower relatively stiff bendable material and an upper portion of relatively malleable material adjacent to and fixed to said lower portion;
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- wherein said outer hollow body is more malleable as it becomes closer to said point;
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- wherein said holder for said suturing device consists of:
- a pair of forwardly extending arms and means pivotally connecting said forwardly extending arms together intermediate of said forwardly extending arms;
- a pair of handles at one end of said forwardly extending arms with one of said handles on each of said pair of arms on one side of said means pivotally connecting said arms together;
- two pair of spring biased jaws with one of said pair of spring biased jaws disposed at one opposite end of said arm from said handles and in an opposite side of said means pivotally connecting said arms together;
- each of said forwardly extending arms including an arc-shaped element and a longitudinally extending passageway through each of said arms;
- a pair of wires with one of said wires disposed in each of said passageways and connected at one end thereof to one of said arc-shaped elements and the other end thereof to one of said pair of jaws and wherein pulling one of said arc-shaped elements toward said handle opens said pair of jaws and releasing said arc-shaped element closes said jaws due to said spring bias;
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- wherein moving said spring biased jaws simultaneously away from said arms bends a suturing device held therein by said jaws.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.