US 2026/0207194 A1Published application

Suturing systems and components thereof

AssigneeNovelrad Ltd.

InventorsShachar ROTEM, Netanel SHARABANI, Ori GOLDOR

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Abstract

A drive mechanism for operating a suturing mechanism includes a user input displaceable through a range of motion and a linkage mechanically associated with the user input and with a shuttle transmitter of the suturing mechanism. The linkage converts displacements of the user input unidirectionally or bidirectionally into a sequence of operations of the shuttle transmitter including sufficient to perform a sequence of operations of the suturing mechanism to perform successive bidirectional stitching, with the shuttle transmitter penetrating tissue alternately with and without a shuttle needle attached.

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Dependent claims

A suturing device for passing a suturing shuttle through tissue and sensing a mechanical property of the tissue, the suturing device comprising:

(a) an elongated body;
(b) a suturing mechanism comprising:
(i) a shuttle holder supported by the elongated body for deployment on a distal side of the tissue, the shuttle holder having a shuttle holding configuration, and
(ii) a shuttle transmitter supported by the elongated body on a proximal side of the tissue and displaceable relative to the shuttle holder along a suturing axis aligned with the shuttle holder, the shuttle transmitter being configured to transfer a suturing shuttle in at least one direction through the tissue for delivery to, or retrieval from, the shuttle holder;
(c) a non-penetrating pressing member associated with the shuttle transmitter and configured to press against a proximal surface of the tissue;
and
(d) a sensor associated with the pressing member and configured to generate an output that is indicative of at least one mechanical property of the tissue.

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Application: 19/567,727Filed 16 Mar 2026
Priority: 5 Dec 2019
Published: 23 Jul 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

A61B 17/0057
Surgical instruments, devices or methods: implements for plugging an opening in the wall of a hollow or tubular organ, e.g. for sealing a vessel…
A61B 17/0491
For suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials: sewing machines for surgery
A61B 17/0469
For suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials: suturing instruments for use in minimally invasive surgery, e.g.…
A61B 17/0482
For suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials: needle or suture guides

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Application62/943,861Us provisional application · filed 5 Dec 2019
Application17/773,849Continuation · filed 7 Dec 2020
Application19/567,727Continuation
US 12,575,827 B2Related patent
US 2022/0354485 A1Published application
US 2026/0207194 A1This patent

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