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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2022
Filed:
May. 27, 2020
Applicant:
Suture Ease, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Scott Heneveld, Whitmore, CA (US);
Assignee:
Suture Ease, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/0485 (2013.01); A61B 17/3417 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 17/3474 (2013.01); A61B 90/37 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00637 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00663 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00849 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00907 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0472 (2013.01); A61B 2090/034 (2016.02);
Abstract
A system for piercing through biological tissue and providing access to internal structures; particularly, intra-abdominal structures, and closing an opening in the tissue. The system includes a suture guide sub-system having a tissue positioning sub-system for engaging segments of tissue disposed proximate the tissue opening and a suture passer sub-system that slideably engages the suture guide sub-system. The suture passer sub-system includes suture deployment and capture means that is configured to removably secure a suture thereto and deliver the suture to the segments of tissue disposed proximate the tissue opening.