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Title:
内視鏡縫合のための装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2005514150
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A device for suturing an opening in an internal organ of a patient, comprises a first catheter for insertion to an opening to be sealed through a working channel of an endoscope, a plurality of anchoring members received within the first catheter, each of the anchoring members including a shaft extending from a tissue penetrating distal tip to a suture receiving proximal end and a gripping arm moveable between an insertion configuration in which the gripping arm is folded against the shaft and a gripping configuration in which the gripping member extends away from the shaft and a driving member extending through the first catheter to a proximal end thereof, wherein advancing the driving member distally into the first catheter advances the anchoring members distally through the first catheter to drive a distal-most one of the anchoring members out of the first catheter to anchor in tissue. A length of suture extends between the suture receiving proximal ends of the anchor members.

Inventors:
John Gyro Damaraty
Application Number:
JP2003559343A
Publication Date:
May 19, 2005
Filing Date:
December 11, 2002
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
Simed Life Systems, Inc.
International Classes:
A61B17/04; (IPC1-7): A61B17/04
Foreign References:
WO2001080746A12001-11-01
US5891168A1999-04-06
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuhiro Kiyohara