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US 2014/0371791 A1Published application
Suturing assembly with spacer
AssigneeEasyLap Ltd.
InventorsNir Altman, Izhak Fabian
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Abstract
A suturing assembly including a first puncture element including a sharp distal end for puncturing tissue, a second puncture element including a sharp distal end for puncturing tissue, the distal ends of the first and second puncture elements being spaced from each other by a gap, and a spacer arranged for sliding distally and proximally on at least one of the first and second puncture elements.
Claims11
A suturing assembly comprising:
- a first puncture element comprising a sharp distal end for puncturing tissue;
- a second puncture element comprising a sharp distal end for puncturing tissue, the distal ends of said first and second puncture elements being spaced from each other by a gap;
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- a spacer arranged for sliding distally and proximally on at least one of said first and second puncture elements, wherein said spacer is arranged for pivoting about one of said first and second puncture elements and said spacer comprises a connecting portion that snaps onto the other of said first and second puncture elements.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.