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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2019
Applicants:
Atropos Limited, Bray, IE;
Michael Amirfarzad Kia, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael Amirfarzad Kia, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Frank Bonadio, Bray, IE;
Lucy Dolores Halpin, Rathfamham, IE;
Shane Joseph Macnally, Delgany, IE;
Ronan Bernard Mcmanus, Bray, IE;
Stephen Williams, Blackrock, IE;
Assignee:
Atropos Limited, Bray, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/062 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/06128 (2013.01); A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61B 17/062 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0608 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0619 (2013.01);
Abstract
A suture device comprises a needle () which is movable between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration and a drive for rotating the needle between the retracted and extended configurations. The drive comprises an axle () which is rotated by a rack () and pinion () system.