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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2011
Donald E. Ziniti, Cumberland, RI (US);
Kevin J. Ranucci, Warwick, RI (US);
Nathan Stewart Cauldwell, Mansfield, MA (US);
William F. Sincavage, Jr., Bellingham, MA (US);
Roger E. Darois, Foster, RI (US);
Donald E. Ziniti, Cumberland, RI (US);
Kevin J. Ranucci, Warwick, RI (US);
Nathan Stewart Cauldwell, Mansfield, MA (US);
William F. Sincavage, Jr., Bellingham, MA (US);
Roger E. Darois, Foster, RI (US);
C.R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
An instrument for delivering a suture transfascially may include a handle, a shaft extending from the handle, and at least one needle that is moveable to an extended position beyond the end of the shaft. A suture may be delivered transfascially with the instrument. The instrument may include a suture catch associated with each needle for retaining and releasing a suture segment. A shield may be provided to shield the sharp end of each needle when it is moved to the extended position. A method of delivering a transfascial suture may include inserting an instrument into an abdominal cavity and deploying, from within the abdominal cavity, each needle through a soft tissue repair patch and then through at least part of the abdominal wall. A suture or suture segment may be advanced across the fascia with the at least one needle.