公开(公告)号：US20190000496A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-03

申请号：US15637778

申请日：2017-06-29

Applicant: ETHICON LLC

Inventor： Frederick E. Shelton, IV ,  Gregory J. Bakos ,  Layne D. Christopher ,  Rebecca J. Gettinger ,  Jason L. Harris ,  Christopher J. Hess ,  Zhifan F. Huang ,  John V. Hunt ,  Michael Jacobs ,  Anil R. Jadhav ,  John A. Jast ,  Nicole Y. Kwee ,  Kevin A. Larson ,  James G. Lee ,  David T. Martin ,  Jerome R. Morgan ,  Michael A. Murray ,  Shailendra K. Parihar ,  Sol Posada ,  Devanathan Raghavan ,  Brian D. Schings ,  Patrick M. Schleitweiler ,  Nicholas Seipelt ,  Melinda Tellmann ,  Tamara S. Vetro Widenhouse

IPC: A61B17/3211 ,  A61B17/34

Abstract: A method of suturing a trocar path incision in a tissue of a patient with an obturator includes inserting the obturator through the tissue such that a shaft of the obturator extends through a tissue opening about the trocar path incision and a distal tip of the obturator is positioned within a cavity of the patient. The method also includes directing the suture via a suturing feature with the obturator inserted through the tissue in order to direct the suture relative to the tissue. Furthermore, the method includes closing the tissue opening about the trocar path incision with the suture.

公开(公告)号：US10568619B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-25

申请号：US15637707

申请日：2017-06-29

Applicant: ETHICON LLC

Inventor： Frederick E. Shelton, IV ,  Jason L. Harris ,  James G. Lee ,  Layne D. Christopher ,  Nichole Y. Kwee ,  Sol Posada ,  Patrick M. Schleitweiler ,  Anil R. Jadhav ,  Tamara S. Vetro Widenhouse

IPC: A61B17/04 ,  A61B17/34 ,  A61B17/00

Abstract: A surgical access device includes a tissue retractor including a flexible body configured to engage tissue surrounding a tissue opening. A plurality of surgical instrument channels is arranged in a central portion of the tissue retractor. Each surgical instrument channel is configured to guide a surgical instrument distally through the surgical access device. At least one needle entrance port is arranged on a proximal portion of the surgical access device. At least one needle exit port is arranged distally of the needle entrance port. The at least one needle entrance port and the at least one needle exit port are configured to cooperate to define a needle channel extending distally through the surgical access device and obliquely relative to a central axis thereof. The needle channel is configured to guide a suture passer needle through the surgical access device and adjacent tissue to facilitate closure of the tissue opening.

公开(公告)号：US20190000441A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-03

申请号：US15637707

申请日：2017-06-29

Applicant: ETHICON LLC

Inventor： Frederick E. Shelton, IV ,  Jason L. Harris ,  James G. Lee ,  Layne D. Christopher ,  Nicole Y. Kwee ,  Sol Posada ,  Patrick M. Schleitweiler ,  Anil R. Jadhav ,  Tamara S. Vetro Widenhouse

IPC: A61B17/04 ,  A61B17/34

CPC classification number: A61B17/0469 ,  A61B17/0057 ,  A61B17/0293 ,  A61B17/0482 ,  A61B17/0483 ,  A61B17/3417 ,  A61B17/3423 ,  A61B2017/00637 ,  A61B2017/00663 ,  A61B2017/06042 ,  A61B2017/3466

Abstract: A surgical access device includes a tissue retractor including a flexible body configured to engage tissue surrounding a tissue opening. A plurality of surgical instrument channels is arranged in a central portion of the tissue retractor. Each surgical instrument channel is configured to guide a surgical instrument distally through the surgical access device. At least one needle entrance port is arranged on a proximal portion of the surgical access device. At least one needle exit port is arranged distally of the needle entrance port. The at least one needle entrance port and the at least one needle exit port are configured to cooperate to define a needle channel extending distally through the surgical access device and obliquely relative to a central axis thereof. The needle channel is configured to guide a suture passer needle through the surgical access device and adjacent tissue to facilitate closure of the tissue opening.