Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Devices, systems, and methods for wound closure
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Application No.: US14337415Application Date: 2014-07-22
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Publication No.: US10426472B2Publication Date: 2019-10-01
- Inventor: Scott J. Prior , Jaroslaw T. Malkowski , Justin Williams , Christopher W. Kaswer , Eric Taylor
- Applicant: COVIDIEN LP
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Main IPC: A61B17/08
- IPC: A61B17/08 ; A61B17/04 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/06

Abstract:
A suture grasper for retrieving a suture from an internal surgical site includes an inner shaft defining a tissue-penetrating tip, an intermediate shaft disposed about the inner shaft, and an outer shaft disposed about the intermediate shaft. The intermediate shaft defines a plurality of spring fingers movable between a spread position, wherein the spring fingers extend radially outwardly from the inner shaft, and a compressed position, wherein the spring fingers are approximated about the inner shaft. The outer shaft is selectively translatable relative to the inner shaft and the intermediate shaft for moving the spring fingers between the spread position and the compressed position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150038993A1 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR WOUND CLOSURE Public/Granted day:2015-02-05
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