Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Suture device and method for closing a planar opening
- Patent Title (中): 缝合装置和闭合平面开口的方法
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Application No.: US12938672Application Date: 2010-11-03
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Publication No.: US08828028B2Publication Date: 2014-09-09
- Inventor: Stephen C. Jacobsen , Fraser M. Smith
- Applicant: Stephen C. Jacobsen , Fraser M. Smith
- Applicant Address: US MA Waltham
- Assignee: Raytheon Company
- Current Assignee: Raytheon Company
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Waltham
- Agency: Thorpe North & Western LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; A61B1/00 ; A61B1/313 ; A61B1/005 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/06 ; A61B17/068 ; A61B17/064

Abstract:
A micro-camera guided suturing device is disclosed comprising an elongate suture body having at least one lumen disposed therein and an imaging structure disposed within the at least one lumen of the suture. The imaging structure comprises a SSID optically coupled to a lens system. In one aspect, the suturing device further comprises a conductive element detachably coupled to the suture. In yet another aspect, the suture body comprises a shape memory material.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110270277A1 SUTURE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CLOSING A PLANAR OPENING Public/Granted day:2011-11-03
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