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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2015
Applicant:
Terumo Medical Corporation, Somerset, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Yu-Shih Weng, Taipei, TW;
Shih-Jui Han, Taipei, TW;
Shih-Ming Wang, Taipei, TW;
Chung-Chu Chen, Taipei, TW;
Hsiao-Wei Tang, Taipei, TW;
Chun-Chia Juan, Taipei, TW;
Assignee:
Terumo Medical Corporation, Somerset, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/062 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 17/0625 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00663 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00672 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00858 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00986 (2013.01); A61B 2017/047 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0472 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06042 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22038 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22069 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2923 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0811 (2016.02); A61B 2218/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for suturing tissue. An elongated deployment shaft carries a needle deployment assembly with needles carrying suture material. A needle catcher is disposed over the shaft and configured to engage and retain at least a portion of each of the needles carrying the suture material when the needles are passed through the tissue to be sutured to a proximal position.