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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 07, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Philip Richardson, Carmarthen Dyfed SA33 6TI, GB;
Margaret P Richardson, Carmarthen Dyfed SA33 6TI, GB;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606148 ; 606145 ; 606146 ; 606147 ;
Abstract
Surgical suturing apparatus comprises upper and lower jaw elements selectively movable relative to one another between open and closed position. Each jaw element is provided with a respective recess arranged to receive a portion of an elongate incision member or length of surgical thread and securing means is provided arranged to selectively secure the surgical incision member or length of surgical thread in a respective recess. The jaw elements are typically provided at an end of an elongate positioning and operating arm making the device particularly useful for use in laparoscopic surgery.
Published as:
GB9120871D0; CA2079259A1; AU2606892A; EP0535906A2; GB2260704A; JPH05237123A; EP0535906A3; AU658225B2; GB9508371D0; GB2260704B; GB2287196A; US5454823A; GB2287196B; US5690653A; CA2079259C; EP0535906B1; DE69230744D1; ES2142815T3; DE69230744T2; JP3389269B2;