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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2018
Isuturing, Llc, Raleigh, NC (US);
Adel W. Mohamed, Raleigh, NC (US);
Mansour H. Mohamed, Raleigh, NC (US);
Dmitri D. Mungalov, Cary, NC (US);
ISUTURING, LLC, Raleigh, NC (US);
Abstract
A surgical suture module for a machine constructed and configured for automatic, continuous suturing for reduced or minimized scarring and reduced suturing time. A surgical suture module for continuous, subcuticular suturing. The module includes a generally circular needle with a needle shaft; a supply of thread; a thread guide; a hook with a hook shank, a holding arm mechanism; and a housing. The needle, rotationally movable between a first position and a second position, is configured to introduce the thread into a tissue. The hook is operable for hooking and lifting the thread in coordination with the needle and the holding arm mechanism is operable for pushing and catching the thread in automatic coordination with the hook. The needle, the hook, and the holding arm mechanism are held in position by the housing and the housing operable to attach to a power supply that provides power to the module.