EP2741680A4 - Devices and methods for minimally invasive suturing - Google Patents

Devices and methods for minimally invasive suturing

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Publication number
EP2741680A4
EP2741680A4 EP12822057.1A EP12822057A EP2741680A4 EP 2741680 A4 EP2741680 A4 EP 2741680A4 EP 12822057 A EP12822057 A EP 12822057A EP 2741680 A4 EP2741680 A4 EP 2741680A4
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Prior art keywords
methods
devices
minimally invasive
invasive suturing
suturing
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Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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EP12822057.1A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2741680A2 (en
Inventor
Gerald I Brecher
John C Meade
John Aho
Roger Baske
James H Bleck
John F Carlson
Thomas Eagan
Michael J Helander
James W Murray
Ashley Perkins
Wayne A Shakal
Jonathan Towle
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Endoevolution LLC
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Endoevolution LLC
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Priority claimed from US13/204,820 external-priority patent/US9775600B2/en
Application filed by Endoevolution LLC filed Critical Endoevolution LLC
Publication of EP2741680A2 publication Critical patent/EP2741680A2/en
Publication of EP2741680A4 publication Critical patent/EP2741680A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/0482—Needle or suture guides
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
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    • A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
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    • A61B17/0469—Suturing instruments for use in minimally invasive surgery, e.g. endoscopic surgery
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    • A61B17/0491—Sewing machines for surgery
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/062—Needle manipulators
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/062—Needle manipulators
    • A61B17/0625—Needle manipulators the needle being specially adapted to interact with the manipulator, e.g. being ridged to snap fit in a hole of the manipulator
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    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/28—Surgical forceps
    • A61B17/29—Forceps for use in minimally invasive surgery
    • A61B17/2909—Handles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B2017/0496—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials for tensioning sutures
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06004—Means for attaching suture to needle
    • A61B2017/06028—Means for attaching suture to needle by means of a cylindrical longitudinal blind bore machined at the suture-receiving end of the needle, e.g. opposite to needle tip
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06066—Needles, e.g. needle tip configurations
    • A61B2017/06071—Needles, e.g. needle tip configurations with an abrupt angle formed between two adjacent sections
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/28—Surgical forceps
    • A61B17/29—Forceps for use in minimally invasive surgery
    • A61B2017/2926—Details of heads or jaws
    • A61B2017/2927—Details of heads or jaws the angular position of the head being adjustable with respect to the shaft

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
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  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry (AREA)
  • Surgical Instruments (AREA)
EP12822057.1A 2011-08-08 2012-08-08 Devices and methods for minimally invasive suturing Withdrawn EP2741680A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US201161521110P 2011-08-08 2011-08-08
US13/204,820 US9775600B2 (en) 2010-10-01 2011-08-08 Devices and methods for minimally invasive suturing
PCT/US2012/049979 WO2013022959A2 (en) 2011-08-08 2012-08-08 Devices and methods for minimally invasive suturing

Publications (2)

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EP2741680A2 EP2741680A2 (en) 2014-06-18
EP2741680A4 true EP2741680A4 (en) 2015-07-08

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Country Status (7)

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EP (1) EP2741680A4 (en)
JP (4) JP6016921B2 (en)
KR (2) KR101606894B1 (en)
CN (2) CN107736903B (en)
AU (1) AU2012294422B2 (en)
HK (1) HK1198508A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2013022959A2 (en)

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JP2023520208A (en) 2020-03-31 2023-05-16 ボストン サイエンティフィック サイムド，インコーポレイテッド suture-based closure device
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US20100049219A1 (en) * 2006-11-03 2010-02-25 The Penn State Research Foundation Endosurgery suturing device
US20100130990A1 (en) * 2007-07-03 2010-05-27 Saliman Justin D Methods of suturing and repairing tissue using a continuous suture passer device

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US6056771A (en) * 1995-06-02 2000-05-02 United States Surgical Corporation Radiused tip surgical needles and surgical incision members
US20100049219A1 (en) * 2006-11-03 2010-02-25 The Penn State Research Foundation Endosurgery suturing device
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EP2741680A2 (en) 2014-06-18
KR101606894B1 (en) 2016-03-28
CN107736903B (en) 2021-01-22
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WO2013022959A3 (en) 2013-04-18
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JP6016921B2 (en) 2016-10-26
JP6333333B2 (en) 2018-05-30
JP2018086279A (en) 2018-06-07
CN103889343A (en) 2014-06-25
WO2013022959A2 (en) 2013-02-14
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