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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2024
Applicant:
Noah Medical Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Neil Markwardt, Redwood City, CA (US);
Matthew Robert Penny, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Daniel Nasr-Church, San Diego, CA (US);
Julia Toye, San Francisco, CA (US);
Benjamin Selle, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Noah Medical Corporation, San Carlos, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2005.12); A61B 17/062 (2005.12); A61B 34/30 (2015.12); A61B 17/00 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0469 (2012.12); A61B 17/0482 (2012.12); A61B 17/0625 (2012.12); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2012.12); A61B 2034/303 (2016.01);
Abstract
A suturing instrument is provided. The suturing instrument comprises: a flexible shaft comprising an articulatable bending section; and a needle end effector located at a distal end of the bending section. The needle end effector comprises a toggle-based rotation mechanism to switch an orientation of a needle to engage and disengage the needle with a ferrule.