Circular needle applier

A surgical suturing system comprises a reusable shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end has a receiver and a rotary drive. A reusable actuator is connected to the proximal end of the shaft. A disposable cartridge is adapted to be 5 attached to and detached from the receiver. The...

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Main Authors CICHOCKI, FRANK R, PRENGER, DANIEL J, MORGAN, JEROME R, WOODARD, JAMES A, REYHAN, MEHMET, MARTIN, DAVID T, WHITE, WILLIAM J, ZEINER, MARK S, HABERSTICH, WELLS D, BRICKNER, AARON J, NERING, THOMAS
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 02.07.2015
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:A surgical suturing system comprises a reusable shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end has a receiver and a rotary drive. A reusable actuator is connected to the proximal end of the shaft. A disposable cartridge is adapted to be 5 attached to and detached from the receiver. The cartridge comprises an arced track, an arced needle positioned in the track having a leading end and a trailing end, a length of suture connected to the trailing end, a reciprocating needle driver operative to engage and move the needle in the arced circular track, and a transmission operatively connected to the needle driver having a rotary input adapted to couple to the rotary 0 drive. The reusable shaft and actuator may be autoclavable.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20150203357