Tissue alignment for surgical closure
AssigneeSeger Surgical Solutions Ltd.
InventorsYaakov Greenberg, Shahar Harari, Barry Salky, Yaron Fuerst
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Abstract
A device for laparoscopically approximating edges of a tissue opening toward each other for surgical attachment, the device including a first tissue engaging component, and a second tissue engaging component, a spreader component for moving the first tissue engaging component away from the second tissue engaging component, and a control for moving the first tissue engaging component away from the second tissue engaging component. Related apparatus and methods are also described.
Claims21
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A tissue attachment system comprising:
- a first tissue engaging component configured to engage an opening in a tissue at a first location in said opening;
- a second tissue engaging component configured to engage said opening at a second location in said opening;
- a spreader component configured to move the first tissue engaging component away from the second tissue engaging component to an operative position in which opposing edges of said opening are drawn closer together;
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- a tissue attachment mechanism configured to attach portions of the tissue to one another in said operative position.
A method for attaching opposing edges of an opening in a tissue to one another, the method comprising:
- using a first tissue engaging component to engage an opening in a tissue at a first location in said opening;
- using a second tissue engaging component to engage said opening at a second location in said opening;
- using a spreader component to move the first tissue engaging component away from the second tissue engaging component to an operative position in which opposing edges of said opening are drawn closer together;
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- using a tissue attachment mechanism to attach portions of the tissue to one another in said operative position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.