Suture devices particularly useful in endoscopic surgery and methods of suturing
AssigneeInBae Yoon
InventorsInBae Yoon, Samuel C. Yoon
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Abstract
Suture devices, primarily for use in endoscopic surgery, include a suture needle made of bioabsorbable material for pulling a length of suture material through bodily tissue allowing the suture needle to be inadvertently or intentionally left in the tissue, and a suture needle having a length of suture material attached thereto with a contractible loop or passage at the proximal end of the suture material to allow the suture needle to be passed therethrough, the loop or passage contracting to clamp or grip the suture material to function similar to a conventional tied suture knot.
Claims18
A suture device for joining bodily tissue comprising
- a length of suture material;
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- a suture needle having a distal end with a sharp penetrating point and a proximal end with means for engaging said length of suture material such that said suture needle can penetrate tissue to pull said length of suture material into the tissue to leave said length of suture material in the tissue, said suture needle being made of bioabsorbable material whereby said suture needle can be absorbed by the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.