Multiple needle suturing instrument and method
OwnerInBae Yooninventor
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Abstract
A suturing instrument having needle holders for passing a needle through anatomical tissue. Needles are dispensed from an integral portion of the instrument and loaded into a needle holder prior to suturing. When a suturing procedure is completed, the needle is collected into an integral portion of the instrument.
Claims34
A suturing instrument comprising:
- at lease one needle holder;
- a needle dispensing mechanism configured to dispense a plurality of needles, one at a time, to said needle holder;
- and
- a needle collecting mechanism configured to collect needles from said needle holder, said dispensing mechanism and said collecting mechanism being integral with other portions of said instrument.
A suturing instrument comprising:
- at least one needle holder having;
- a needle dispensing mechanism containing a plurality of needles and configured to dispense at least one needle, one at a time, to said needle holder, said needle dispensing mechanism being integral with other portions of said instrument.
A method of suturing anatomical tissue comprising:
- inserting a distal end of an instrument into an anatomical cavity;
- dispensing a needle from a first portion of the instrument;
- loading the needle into a needle holder of the instrument;
- and
- suturing tissue by manipulating the needle holder to pass the needle through the tissue.
A method of loading and unloading needles in a suturing instrument comprising:
- loading needles into a needle dispensing cartridge;
- inserting the needle dispensing cartridge into the suturing instrument;
- transferring the needles to a needle collecting cartridge disposed in the instrument;
- and
- removing the collecting cartridge from the instrument.
A multiple needle suturing instrument for suturing with a plurality of needles, comprising:
- an elongated barrel having a proximal end and an opposite distal end and defining a longitudinal opening extending between the proximal and distal ends, the opening containing the plurality of needles;
- at least one needle holder;
- a needle dispensing mechanism operative to dispense the plurality of needles from the opening, one at a time, to the at least one needle holder;
- and
- a needle collecting mechanism operative to collect needles from the at least one needle holder, the collected needles being retained within the opening.
A multiple needle suturing instrument for suturing with a plurality of needles, comprising:
- at least one needle holder;
- a needle dispensing mechanism operative to dispense the plurality of needles, one at a time, to the at least one needle holder;
- and
- a needle collecting mechanism operative to collect needles from the at least one needle holder being disposed between the needle dispensing mechanism and the needle collecting mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.