Title:
卵円孔開存を閉鎖するための縫合装置、及びシステム
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP5855073
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for closing a patent foramen ovale. Some of the disclosed apparatuses include an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end, with first and second suture clasp arms adapted to hold end portions of a suture when in an extended position. A first suture catch mechanism is slidably housed in the elongate body and moves in a proximal-to-distal direction to engage the suture end held by the first suture clasp arm, and a second suture catch mechanism is slidably housed in the elongate body and moves in a distal-to-proximal direction to suture end held by the second suture clasp arm. The first suture clasp arm can be positioned around the septum primum to deliver a suture thereto, and the second suture clasp arm can be positioned around the septum secundum to deliver a suture thereto.
Inventors:
Nobles, Anthony, A.
Broche, Benjamin, Gee.
Decker, Stephen, Yi.
Murren, Michael, Jay.
Broche, Benjamin, Gee.
Decker, Stephen, Yi.
Murren, Michael, Jay.
Application Number:
JP2013230232A
Publication Date:
February 09, 2016
Filing Date:
November 06, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Nobles Medical Technologies, Inc.
International Classes:
A61B17/04
Foreign References:
| US20050070923 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Asamura patent office