Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Twist needle passer closure device
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Application No.: US15276477Application Date: 2016-09-26
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Publication No.: US10335142B2Publication Date: 2019-07-02
- Inventor: Samuel Raybin , Paul Smith , Kevin James McElwee , John B. Golden , Matthew Robert Jagelski , Ray Hewenson Tong , Naroun Suon
- Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
- Applicant Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
- Current Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Agency: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; A61B17/06 ; A61B17/062

Abstract:
A tissue closure device includes a needle and a suture extending therefrom, a proximal head including a proximal slot and a proximal locking mechanism for releasably engaging a first end of the needle in the proximal slot in a first configuration, and a distal head movably coupled to the proximal head so that the proximal and distal heads are movable relative to one another between an open configuration, in which a target tissue is received therebetween, and a closed configuration, in which the target tissue gripped therebetween. The distal head includes a distal slot and a distal locking mechanism for releasably engaging a second end of the needle in the distal slot in a second configuration, the needle movable between the first and second configurations by rotating the needle, the needle alternatingly passed between the proximal and distal heads to thread the suture through the target tissue.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170086819A1 Twist Needle Passer Closure Device Public/Granted day:2017-03-30
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