Wound closure apparatus

A wound closure apparatus (10), for suturing a wound (12) in a body wall having a near side and a far side, includes a proximal section (34), a distal section (32) and an intermediate section (36). A needle deployment mechanism (54,90,92,94,96,98,103) is provided in the proximal section of the appar...

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Main Authors NODA, WAYNE A, LUBOCK, PAUL, BUELNA, TERRENCE J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 16.05.2007
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:A wound closure apparatus (10), for suturing a wound (12) in a body wall having a near side and a far side, includes a proximal section (34), a distal section (32) and an intermediate section (36). A needle deployment mechanism (54,90,92,94,96,98,103) is provided in the proximal section of the apparatus for deploying at least one pair of needles (90,92) through the body wall surrounding the wound (12) to form an associated pair of needle holes (170,172). The needles (90,92) are susceptible of being threaded on the far side of the body wall with two ends (13 0,132)of a suture (72) having a suture loop (134) extending there between. While being threaded, the needles (90,92) may be withdrawn through the needle holes (170,172) to access said ends (130,132) of the suture on the near side of the body wall.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20070001787