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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2008
Applicants:
Scott H. Heneveld, Whitmore, CA (US);
Lars Chrisman, Lawton, MI (US);
Inventors:
Scott H. Heneveld, Whitmore, CA (US);
Lars Chrisman, Lawton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Spirx Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and devices for driving a suture assembly employing elastically pre-shaped needles for piercing a tissue. The pre-shaped needles are held in a constrained state and can revert to a natural pre-shaped state prior to or during ejection from the device before entry into tissue allowing for the suture to follow a defined path similar to the pre-shaped needle such that removal of the needle allows for subsequent securing of the suture in or around tissue.