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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2013
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Juergen A. Kortenbach, Miami Springs, FL (US);
Ghaleb Sater, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Michael Sean McBrayer, Miami, FL (US);
Barry N. Gellman, North Easton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/062 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0485 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/0625 (2013.01); A61B 17/06066 (2013.01); A61B 17/0491 (2013.01); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00805 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00946 (2013.01); A61B 2017/047 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2929 (2013.01); Y10S 261/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical instrument for applying sutures to tissue includes a needle deployment mechanism and a catch mechanism. In some embodiments, the needle deployment mechanism employs a linear path. Alternatively, it can employ a curved needle. The surgical instrument may include a rotatable head, a bend, and/or a malleable elongated body member formable into various shapes.