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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Barry N. Gellman, North Eastern, MA (US);
Jozef Slanda, Milford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/062 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/062 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/06066 (2013.01); A61B 17/0483 (2013.01); A61B 17/2909 (2013.01); A61B 2017/047 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0472 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2901 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2929 (2013.01);
Abstract
A suturing instrument includes an elongate body member; a distal tip assembly movably coupled to the elongate body member; a needle deployment system located in the distal tip assembly, the needle deployment system including a forward-deploying needle carrier; and a catch located on the distal tip assembly to receive and retain a needle coupled to the forward-deploying needle carrier, the catch being positioned on the distal tip assembly such that a distal path segment of the needle carrier's path is intercepted by the catch.