The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1998
Filed:
May. 19, 1997
Philippe Poncet, Fremont, CA (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A surgical device for suturing a wound in the tissue of a patient. The device includes a longtiudinal sheath having a proximal end and a distal end, a recess formed in the wall of the sheath toward the distal end, a needle constructed of a spring-like material, a retaining mechanism that constrains the needle in a retracted position by deforming the needle, and an actuator at the proximal end of the sheath that releases the restraining mechanism to allow the needle to assume an undeformed condition and move to an exposed position. The needle is movable from the retracted position, where the needle is withdrawn into the recess, to the exposed position, where the needle extends from the recess and points generally in the direction of the proximal end of the device.