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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2017
Applicant:
Heartstitch, Inc., Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Inventor:
Anthony Nobles, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
HeartStitch, Inc., Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00557 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00663 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00672 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0472 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06042 (2013.01); A61B 2090/036 (2016.02);
Abstract
A suturing device uses an inflatable balloon coupled to multiple arms and needles to place sutures at appropriate positions. In preferred embodiments the suturing device includes an elongated body having a working end, a controlling end, and a lumen. The elongated body is coupled to an arm having a distal end with a needle target, which is used to place a suture in an appropriate position relative to the aperture. An inflatable balloon is positioned in an area enclosed by the arm, such that inflating the balloon physically moves a needle towards the needle target.