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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2012
Steven A. Weir, Sandy, UT (US);
Glade H. Howell, Sandy, UT (US);
Michael Barenboym, Cambridge, MA (US);
Kenneth A. Eliasen, Wrentham, MA (US);
Matthew J. Cohn, Cranston, RI (US);
Steven A. Weir, Sandy, UT (US);
Glade H. Howell, Sandy, UT (US);
Michael Barenboym, Cambridge, MA (US);
Kenneth A. Eliasen, Wrentham, MA (US);
Matthew J. Cohn, Cranston, RI (US);
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A delivery device for inserting a plurality of T-fastener-equipped sutures into a body of a patient in a spaced-apart configuration for the purpose of securing the stomach wall against the abdominal wall, also known as gastropexy, is disclosed. The suture delivery device is configured to deliver multiple sutures using a single needle and without need for reloading, saving time and effort for the clinician and simplifying the suture placement process. In one embodiment, a T-fastener-equipped suture delivery device comprises a housing, a hollow needle extending from the housing, and a plurality of T-fastener-equipped sutures at least partially disposed within one of the needle and the housing. An ejection assembly for successively ejecting the T-fasteners from a distal end of the needle without reloading the delivery device is also included in the housing.