Title:
MINIMALLY INVASIVE STITCHING INSTRUMENT
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2006000655
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a stitching instrument useful for implanting suture in tissue (e.g., cartilaginous tissue).
The instrument has a frame and an elongated tubular member mounted thereto. A suture capture needle having a suture capture opening extends from a distal end of the tube. A needle cannula having a lumen is slidably mounted in a passage of the tubular member. Actuation of a trigger member pivotally mounted to the frame moves a distal end of the cannula needle and a section of suture contained in a lumen in the cannula needle through the suture capture opening, causing the suture section to be retained in the opening.
Inventors:
SELVITELLI DAVID
BATTLES CHRISTOPHER AUSTIN
BATTLES CHRISTOPHER AUSTIN
Application Number:
JP2005176761A
Publication Date:
January 05, 2006
Filing Date:
June 16, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ETHICON INC
International Classes:
A61B17/04; A61B17/06
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2003305046A | 2003-10-28 | |||
| JP2002506667A | 2002-03-05 | |||
| JP2002282258A | 2002-10-02 |
Foreign References:
| WO2004075761A1 | 2004-09-10 | |||
| US4935027A | 1990-06-19 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hiroaki Tazawa
Konobu Kato
Hideaki Tazawa
Hamada Hatsune
Konobu Kato
Hideaki Tazawa
Hamada Hatsune
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