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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Sniffin, Danbury, CT (US);
Mark Russo, Plantsville, CT (US);
Gregory Fischvogt, Hamden, CT (US);
Russell Pribanic, Roxbury, CT (US);
Eric Taylor, East Hampton, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/062 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06066 (2013.01); A61B 17/0625 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0609 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06095 (2013.01);
Abstract
A needle for use with an endoscopic stitching device includes a first end portion that is movable relative to a second end portion to allow the needle to convert from a first, mis-aligned orientation to a second, aligned orientation, thereby allowing the length of the needle in the aligned orientation to exceed the height of an end effector.