Title:
Installation system for knotless suture fasteners
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP6345775
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A knotless suture fastener installation system for securing medical devices such as cardiac implants. The knotless suture fasteners may be spring-biased so as to grip onto sutures passed therethrough. The system includes a fastener deployment tool with a proximal handle and a distal shaft to which a fastener cartridge attaches. A plurality of disposable cartridges are sequentially attached to the end of the deployment tool and used to secure the medical implant one fastener at a time. The deployment tool may also cut the sutures being fastened.
Inventors:
Ryan Mall
Jeremiah Morgan
Carrie Hensby
Kevin Dunn
Brian Earl Jacobs
Brent K. Hoffman
Jeffrey El Mahoney
Manucheful A Miraki
Jeremiah Morgan
Carrie Hensby
Kevin Dunn
Brian Earl Jacobs
Brent K. Hoffman
Jeffrey El Mahoney
Manucheful A Miraki
Application Number:
JP2016525824A
Publication Date:
June 20, 2018
Filing Date:
July 11, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
International Classes:
A61B17/04
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2007536007A | ||||
| JP2009106757A |
Foreign References:
| US20130158600 | ||||
| US20130165953 | ||||
| WO2012101999A1 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yasuhiko Murayama
Shinya Mitsuhiro
Tatsuhiko Abe
Shinya Mitsuhiro
Tatsuhiko Abe