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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2022
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Kevin L. Bagley, Natick, MA (US);
Christopher R. Deuel, Melrose, MA (US);
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/062 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0485 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/0625 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0472 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06009 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06042 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical device includes a suture ring that defines an arcuate channel extending therein. A first arcuate needle passer is slidingly disposed within a first side of the arcuate channel and a second arcuate needle passer is slidingly disposed within a second side of the arcuate channel. A suture shuttle is passable between the first arcuate needle passer and the second arcuate needle passer and is configured to be releasably securable to the first arcuate needle passer and to the second arcuate needle passer.