Suture delivery and/or retrieval device
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsJoanna Marczyk, Daniel Broom, John Marini
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Abstract
A suture delivery device includes a base portion and a deployment portion extending from the base portion. The base portion defines a longitudinal axis. The deployment portion includes a plurality of petals extending along the longitudinal axis parallel to one another when the deployment portion is in a delivery position and extending radially outward from the longitudinal axis when the deployment portion is in a deployed position
Claims23
A suture delivery device comprising:
- a base portion defining a longitudinal axis;
- and
- a deployment portion extending from the base portion, wherein the deployment portion includes a plurality of petals extending along the longitudinal axis parallel to one another when the deployment portion is in a delivery position and extending radially outward from the longitudinal axis when the deployment portion is in a deployed position.
The suture delivery device of claim 5, wherein the release mechanism includes a strap.
A method of delivering a plurality of sutures to a cavity of patient, the method comprising:
- accessing a cavity of a patient through an opening;
- positioning a delivery device within the cavity through the opening when the delivery device is in a delivery position, wherein the delivery device includes a plurality of sutures releasably secured thereto;
- transitioning the delivery device from the delivery position to a deployed position to expose the plurality of sutures;
- and
- performing a suturing procedure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.