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 attached to and detached from the receiver. The c...

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Main Authors NERING THOMAS, WHITE WILLIAM J, CICHOCKI FRANK R, PRENGER DANIEL J, BRICKNER AARON J, HABERSTICH WELLS D, WOODARD JAMES A JR, REYHAN MEHMET, ZEINER MARK S, MORGAN JEROME R, MARTIN DAVID T
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 23.09.2015
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 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 drive. The reusable shaft and actuator may be autoclavable.
Bibliography:Application Number: CN201380071324