Devices, tools and methods for performing minimally invasive...

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2011-07-12

2011-07-12

Jackson, Gary (Department: 3734)

Surgery

Instruments

Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier

C606S139000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07976554

ABSTRACT:
Methods, systems, devices and assemblies are provided for treating a patient by: making an incision or puncture though the patient's skin over the abdominal cavity; establishing an initial tract through an opening formed by the incision or puncture; advancing an instrument through the tract; contacting a distal end portion of the instrument against an inner surface of the abdominal cavity; driving at least one stitching needle through the inner surface of the abdominal cavity, continuing the driving until the at least one stitching needle exits the inner surface of the abdominal cavity, anchoring a suture carried by each of the at least one stitching needle to a suture anchor at an exit location, respectively; and applying tension to each of the sutures.

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