US 8,465,503 B2Granted

Finger guided suture fixation system

AssigneeColoplast A/S

InventorsAllen Gaynor, Michael K. Luk, Steven McClurg, Michael M. Witzmann, Ying Zheng

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Abstract

A suture fixation system includes a suture assembly having an anchor, an introducer, and a delivery device. The introducer is attachable to a finger of a person and includes a platform attached to an exterior of the introducer and a zip line attached to the platform. The delivery device is movable along the zip line and configured to removably retain the anchor. The introducer allows the finger to identify a target landmark within a patient and the delivery device is movable along the zip line and attachable to the platform to position the anchor for insertion to the target landmark.

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Dependent claims

A suture fixation system comprising:

a suture assembly comprising an anchor;
an introducer that is attachable to a finger of a person, the introducer comprising a platform and a zip line attached to the platform, the zip line is one of a polymer strand and a cable;
and
a delivery device including a first channel sized to receive the zip line, the first channel provided to allow the delivery device to move over the zip line, the delivery device including a second channel sized to receive and removably retain the anchor;
wherein the introducer allows the finger to identify a target landmark within a patient and the delivery device is movable along the zip line and attachable to the platform to position the anchor for insertion to the target landmark.

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Facts

Application: 12/817,198Filed 17 Jun 2010
Priority: DK 2009 7016119 Oct 2009
Published: US 2011/0092985 A121 Apr 2011
Granted: 18 Jun 2013
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

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A61B 17/0482
For suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials: needle or suture guides
A61B 17/0483
For suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials: hand-held instruments for holding sutures
A61B 17/0625
Needle manipulators: the needle being specially adapted to interact with the manipulator, e.g. being ridged to snap fit in a hole of the manipulator
A61B 2017/00438
With special provisions for gripping: connectable to a finger

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