Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturing
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Application No.: US16289685Application Date: 2019-03-01
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Publication No.: US11039829B2Publication Date: 2021-06-22
- Inventor: John C. Meade
- Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
- Current Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Winthrop & Weinstine PA. Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; A61B17/06 ; A61B17/062 ; A61B17/29 ; A61B90/00 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B90/70

Abstract:
An apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturing is disclosed. A suturing device for minimally invasive suturing includes proximal section having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween; a suture head assembly extending from the distal end of the proximal section; a suturing needle having a pointed end and a blunt end, the suturing needle capable of rotating about an axis approximately perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the proximal section, wherein the pointed end of the suturing needle is positioned within the suture head assembly prior to and after rotation of the suturing needle; and an actuator extending from the proximal end of the proximal section to actuate a drive mechanism having a needle driver for engaging and rotating the suturing needle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190192136A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SUTURING Public/Granted day:2019-06-27
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