WO2002043558A3 - Suturing instrument and method - Google Patents

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WO2002043558A3
WO2002043558A3 PCT/IL2001/001094 IL0101094W WO0243558A3 WO 2002043558 A3 WO2002043558 A3 WO 2002043558A3 IL 0101094 W IL0101094 W IL 0101094W WO 0243558 A3 WO0243558 A3 WO 0243558A3
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suturing instrument
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Ran Oren
Dan Mor
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T A G Medical Products Ltd
Ran Oren
Dan Mor
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Priority to AT01998258T priority patent/ATE511801T1/en
Priority to AU2002221007A priority patent/AU2002221007A1/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/0485—Devices or means, e.g. loops, for capturing the suture thread and threading it through an opening of a suturing instrument or needle eyelet
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/0469—Suturing instruments for use in minimally invasive surgery, e.g. endoscopic surgery
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/062—Needle manipulators
    • A61B17/0625—Needle manipulators the needle being specially adapted to interact with the manipulator, e.g. being ridged to snap fit in a hole of the manipulator
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/00234—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for minimally invasive surgery
    • A61B2017/00349—Needle-like instruments having hook or barb-like gripping means, e.g. for grasping suture or tissue
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/28—Surgical forceps
    • A61B17/29—Forceps for use in minimally invasive surgery
    • A61B2017/2926—Details of heads or jaws

Abstract

Tissue suturing instruments and methods of using same are provided. The tissue suturing instruments are designed and configured for suturing tissue grasped thereby to soft tissue as well as to hard tissue.
PCT/IL2001/001094 2000-11-28 2001-11-28 Suturing instrument and method WO2002043558A2 (en)

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IL15601401A IL156014A0 (en) 2000-11-28 2001-11-28 Suturing instrument and method
EP01998258A EP1337190B1 (en) 2000-11-28 2001-11-28 Suturing instrument and method
AT01998258T ATE511801T1 (en) 2000-11-28 2001-11-28 SEWING INSTRUMENT AND METHOD
AU2002221007A AU2002221007A1 (en) 2000-11-28 2001-11-28 Suturing instrument and method

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US09/722,712 US6511487B1 (en) 2000-11-28 2000-11-28 Suturing instrument and method
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