Trocar site suturing device

Details Trocar site suturing device Trocar site suturing device

1997-06-03

1998-07-21

Jackson, Gary

Surgery

Instruments

Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier

606139, A61B 1704

Patent

active

057828458

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus (10) for suturing wounds (12) in a patient includes a first elongated hollow body (14) having a bore (16) therethrough. The hollow body (14) has a first end (18) adapted to receive a suturing element (20) and a second end (22) adapted to penetrate a tissue layer (24). A second elongated member (28) has a first end (30) and a second end (32) with an aperture (34). A first alignment device (38) is disposed with the first end (18) of the hollow body (14) and a second, cooperating alignment device (40) is disposed with the first end (30) of the second elongated member (28) such that the joining of the first alignment device (38) and the second alignment device (40) holds the hollow body bore (16) in alignment with the second elongated member aperture (34).

REFERENCES:
patent: 5449367 (1995-09-01), Kadry
patent: 5462560 (1995-10-01), Stevens
patent: 5472556 (1995-12-01), de la Torre
patent: 5480405 (1996-01-01), Yoon
Literature on Endo Close AutoSuture device by United States Surgical Corporation, 1994.

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