Catheter assembly for intracardiac suture

Details Catheter assembly for intracardiac suture Catheter assembly for intracardiac suture

1998-01-30

1999-07-27

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier

A61B 1700

Patent

active

059282509

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is an assembly catheter for intracardiac suture. The assembly catheter includes a hooking catheter 3 provided with a suture-hooking means 32 at a distal end and with a manipulating element (grip) 33 at a proximal end; a piercing catheter 2 having lumen 21 for movably holding the hooking catheter 3 and provided with a piercing needle 25 at a distal end and with a hemostatic valve 24 as a hemostatic means at a proximal end, the distal portion 28 of the piercing catheter adjacent to the piercing needle 25 being easily bendable; a sheath 1 having a lumen 11 for movably holding the piercing catheter 2 and provided with a hemostatic valve 14 as a hemostatic means at a proximal end; and a catheter-bending means 4 connected to the piercing needle 25 of the piercing catheter 2; in which the distal portion 28 of the piercing catheter 2 can be bent by the catheter-bending means 4. The catheter assembly is applicable to intracardiac suture for various configurations of ASD.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4582056 (1986-04-01), McCorkle, Jr.
patent: 5425744 (1995-06-01), Fagan et al.

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