Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Suture delivery tools for endoscopic and robot-assisted surgery and methods
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Application No.: US13814171Application Date: 2011-06-10
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Publication No.: US09955962B2Publication Date: 2018-05-01
- Inventor: Rui Avelar , Lev Drubetsky , Alexander Naimagon
- Applicant: Rui Avelar , Lev Drubetsky , Alexander Naimagon
- Applicant Address: US NJ Somerville US PR Guaynabo
- Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.,Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.,Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Somerville US PR Guaynabo
- Agency: Frost Brown Todd LLC
- International Application: PCT/US2011/040014 WO 20110610
- International Announcement: WO2011/156733 WO 20111215
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; A61B17/12 ; A61B17/06 ; A61B90/96 ; A61B34/35 ; A61B34/00 ; A61B90/98 ; A61B17/064 ; A61B17/34 ; A61B34/30 ; A61B90/00

Abstract:
A suture delivery tool releasably secures a self-retaining suture to permit delivery of the self-retaining suture to a surgical site in a patient through an access port. Suture delivery tools are disclosed suitable for manual operation and operation using robotically-assisted surgical systems. In some embodiments, a suture spool is part of a cartridge which is releasably attached to the suture delivery tool. Cartridges is, in some embodiments, replaced after deployment of the self-retaining suture and different cartridges having different self-retaining suture are, in some embodiments, selected and attached to the suture delivery tool as required for a procedure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140039527A1 SUTURE DELIVERY TOOLS FOR ENDOSCOPIC AND ROBOT-ASSISTED SURGERY AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2014-02-06
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