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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2010
Jeffrey C. Leung, Raleigh, NC (US);
Matthew A. Megaro, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Gregory Ruff, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Andrew Kaplan, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Jeffrey C. Leung, Raleigh, NC (US);
Matthew A. Megaro, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Gregory Ruff, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Andrew Kaplan, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
Endoscopic methods utilize self-retaining sutures to approximate tissue in a cavity of a subject. An endoscopic instrument is provided containing the self-retaining suture. The endoscopic instrument may be provided in combination with an endoscope and/or an endoscopic manipulator. The endoscopic instrument is passed through a cavity wall into a cavity of a patient. The self-retaining suture is deployed, using the endoscopic instrument, into a first tissue portion and a second tissue portion within the cavity. The self-retaining suture may be deployed endoscopically in patterns which include, purse string stitch, alpha stitch, linear stitching, curvilinear stitching, continuous helical stitch, and continuous sinusoidal stitch.