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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2012
Applicant:
Easylap Ltd., Kfar Truman, IL;
Inventors:
Nir Altman, Kfar Etzion, IL;
Izhak Fabian, Kfar Truman, IL;
Assignee:
THD Lap Ltd., Kfar Truman, IL;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06061 (2013.01); A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/0483 (2013.01); A61B 17/0485 (2013.01);
Abstract
A suturing assembly including a first puncture element including a sharp distal end for puncturing tissue, a second puncture element including a sharp distal end for puncturing tissue, the distal ends of the first and second puncture elements being spaced from each other by a gap, and a spacer arranged for sliding distally and proximally on at least one of the first and second puncture elements.