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Surgery > Instruments > Suture, Ligature, Elastic Band Or Clip Applier > Mechanical Suture Or Ligature Applier Mechanical Suture Or Ligature ApplierMechanical Suture Or Ligature Applier patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.12/14/06 - 20060282098 - Surgical suturing apparatus with detachable handle A surgical suturing apparatus includes a suture housing, a needle mounted within the suture housing for movement about an arcuate path, a drive assembly operably associated with the needle for controlling movement of the needle with a suture secured thereto about the arcuate path in a manner facilitating application of ... 12/14/06 - 20060282097 - Surgical suturing apparatus with a non-visible spectrum sensing member A surgical suturing apparatus for performing a surgical procedure with a body cavity includes a flexible member having a distal end attached to a suturing body for insertion of the suturing body through an orifice and into a body cavity. The suturing body includes a suture housing in which a ... 12/14/06 - 20060282096 - Quick load mechanism for a surgical suturing apparatus A surgical suturing apparatus includes a flexible member having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end has a handle attached thereto and the distal end has a suturing body attached thereto. The handle is operatively connected to the suturing body. The suturing body includes a suture housing ... 12/14/06 - 20060282095 - Surgical suturing apparatus with collapsible vacuum chamber A surgical suturing apparatus includes a suture housing, a needle mounted within the suture housing for movement about an arcuate path, a drive assembly operably associated with the needle for controlling movement of the needle with a suture secured thereto about the arcuate path in a manner facilitating application of ... 12/14/06 - 20060282094 - Surgical suturing apparatus A surgical suturing apparatus includes a suture housing, a needle mounted within the suture housing for movement about an arcuate path, and a drive assembly operably associated with the needle for controlling movement of the needle with a suture secured thereto about the arcuate path in a manner facilitating application ... 12/14/06 - 20060282093 - Surgical suturing apparatus with anti-backup system A surgical suturing apparatus includes a suture housing, a needle mounted within the suture housing for movement about an arcuate path, a drive assembly operably associated with the needle for controlling movement of the needle with a suture secured thereto about an arcuate path in a first direction in a ... 12/14/06 - 20060282092 - Surgical suturing apparatus with needle position indicator A surgical suturing apparatus includes a suture housing, a needle having a proximal end and a distal end, the needle being mounted within the suture housing for movement about an arcuate path, a drive assembly operably associated with the needle for controlling movement of the needle with a suture secured ... 12/14/06 - 20060282091 - Adjustable vacuum chamber for a surgical suturing apparatus A surgical suturing apparatus includes a suture housing, a needle mounted within the suture housing for movement about an arcuate path, a drive assembly operably associated with the needle for controlling movement of the needle with a suture secured thereto about the arcuate path in a manner facilitating application of ... 12/14/06 - 20060282090 - Surgical suturing apparatus with needle release system A surgical suturing apparatus includes a suture housing, a needle mounted within the suture housing for movement about an arcuate path, and a drive assembly operably associated with the needle for controlling movement of the needle with a suture secured thereto about the arcuate path in a manner facilitating application ... 12/14/06 - 20060282089 - Endoscopic suturing device An endoscopic apparatus for the continuous application of a suture includes a suturing body that is shaped and dimensioned for attachment to the distal end of a commercially available endoscope in a manner permitting actuation thereof. The suturing body is composed of a suture housing in which a needle and ... 12/14/06 - 20060282088 - Apparatus and methods for delivering sutures An apparatus for delivering a suture includes a delivery sheath and a suturing catheter. The sheath includes proximal and distal ends, a window in a sidewall of the distal end and a balloon generally opposite the window. The suturing catheter includes proximal and distal ends, a suture carrier rotatably mounted ... 11/23/06 - 20060264975 - Suture loop closure device The present invention describes apparatus and methods for tying a filament across subcutaneous punctures. According to some embodiments, the apparatus and methods provide pre-tied knots that are inserted into a bodily lumen. Needles flanking the subcutaneous puncture are inserted into the lumen and grab the pre-tied knots. The pre-tied knots ... 11/16/06 - 20060259047 - Apparatus and method for positive closure of an internal tissue membrane opening The invention provides a device having two components: a needle advancing apparatus slidable longitudinally along a catheter to advance needles into a tissue membrane, such as a blood vessel wall, around an opening in the membrane; and, a suture retrieval assembly insertable through the catheter beyond a distal side of ... 11/16/06 - 20060259046 - Body tissue incision closing instrument A surgical instrument that is employed in closing a surgical incision made deep into body tissue holds a length of suture and a pair of needles secured to the opposite ends of the suture. The instrument is configured for insertion of the instrument into a body tissue incision, for deploying ... 09/21/06 - 20060212048 - Suturing device A suturing device includes a housing; a helical needle rotatably mounted relative to the housing; and a drive assembly for rotating the needle relative to the housing whereby the helical needle carries a suture through tissue to be sutured. The needle rotates relative to the housing in an axially fixed ... 09/14/06 - 20060206119 - Tying knots A suture knot can be tied during a medical procedure by use of a suture retainer ring in connection with a suturing instrument. The retainer ring allows a user to orient a suture about the instrument, such that a knot in the suture is automatically advanced and tightened by withdrawing ... 08/31/06 - 20060195121 - Placing sutures A suturing instrument including multiple needle and suture assemblies that are at least partially disposed within the suturing instrument allows a surgeon to place multiple sutures intercorporally without having to remove the instrument from a surgical site and reload the instrument between placing each suture. The suturing instrument includes an ... 08/31/06 - 20060195120 - Suturing device and method for sealing an opening in a blood vessel or other biological structure A suturing device allows a physician to remotely seal an incision in a blood vessel or other biological tissue. The device comprises an elongated tubular body having a distal portion which is adapted to be inserted percutaneously through the incision and into the blood vessel. The distal portion has first ... 08/24/06 - 20060190016 - Endoscopic suture apparatus A holding member has an opening portion which opens to an distal end. The opening portion, the distal end of an endoscope and a holding member define a treatment space. A clamping member can project and retreat from and into the opening portion through the treatment space. The puncture member ... 08/10/06 - 20060178681 - Endoscopic suture systems A surgical instrument for applying sutures to tissue includes a needle deployment mechanism and a catch mechanism. In some embodiments, the needle deployment mechanism employs a linear path. Alternatively, it can employ a curved needle. The surgical instrument may include a rotatable head, a bend, and/or a malleable elongated body ... 08/03/06 - 20060173469 - Device and method for suturing of internal puncture sites A suture applying device comprises a shaft having a nose piece attached at its distal end. The shaft and the nose piece are separated by a transition region, and a needle entry lumen in the shaft permits a flexible needle to be introduced in the distal direction. The needle is ... 07/27/06 - 20060167477 - Device and method for performing end-to-side anastomosis Devices, methods, and kits are provided for suturing an end of a first body duct to a hole in the side of a second body duct. The present devices and methods are used to simplify the suturing procedure and thus reduce operating time. In one embodiment, the present device includes ... 07/27/06 - 20060167476 - Systems, devices and methods for suturing patient tissue A method of suturing patient tissue together is provided. The method comprises positioning a suture placement device adjacent patient tissue, the suture placement device having a body and a suture holder releasably attached on the body the method further comprises actuating the suture placement device, causing the suture placement device ... 07/27/06 - 20060167475 - Instrument for the surgical closure of a trocar puncture wherein each of the inner channels (17) of the hollow needles (10) forms a section of a guide channel for guiding through a suture thread (36), and this guide channel further includes at least one curved connecting section (18), which connects the front ends of the inner channels (17) of ... 06/29/06 - 20060142785 - Articulating suturing device and method Devices, systems, and methods for suturing of body lumens allow the suturing of vascular puncture sites located at the distal end of a percutaneous tissue tract. An elongated articulated foot near a distal end of a shaft is inserted through the penetration and actuated so that the foot extends along ... 06/22/06 - 20060135968 - Catheter-based tissue remodeling devices and methods Devices and methods utilizing a catheter to remodel soft tissue of a patient and, in a preferred embodiment, to reduce the volume of the left ventricle of a heart. In one embodiment, one or more sutures are passed through a wall of the ventricle. The ends of the one suture ... 04/13/06 - 20060079914 - Articulating suturing device and method Devices, systems, and methods for suturing of body lumens allow the suturing of vascular puncture sites located at the distal end of a percutaneous tissue tract. An elongated articulated foot near a distal end of a shaft is inserted through the penetration and actuated so that the foot extends along ... 03/30/06 - 20060069397 - Handle for suturing apparatus Methods and apparatus are provided for closing incisions within biological tissue. In one embodiment, a device and method are provided for suturing biological tissue, such as, for example, an organ or blood vessel. The suturing apparatus is particularly well suited for suturing an incision made in an artery, such as ... 03/30/06 - 20060069396 - Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturing An apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturing is disclosed. A suturing device for minimally invasive suturing includes an elongated barrel having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween; a suture head assembly extending from the distal end of the elongated barrel; a suturing needle having ... 02/23/06 - 20060041263 - Suturing instrument The suturing instrument includes an elongate member having an articulating distal portion biased offset from the elongate member, and a sheath slideably disposed about the elongate member. The user positions the sheath in contact with the articulating distal portion to actuate the distal portion relative to the elongate member. The ... 02/16/06 - 20060036265 - Helical suturing device An apparatus for repairing a tear in an annulus fibrosus of a spinal disc includes a hollow, helically-shaped suturing needle and a retriever. The needle is used to insert a suture along a helical pathway bridging the tear. The retriever is used to retrieve one end of the suture from ... 01/26/06 - 20060020273 - Suture passing surgical instrument A surgical instrument includes first and second members configured to receive tissue therebetween. The first member is adapted to receive suture, the second member is coupled to the first member, and a grasper coupled to the second member engages the suture received by the first member. A method of passing ... 01/26/06 - 20060020272 - Semi-robotic suturing device A semi-robotic apparatus and methods of use thereof for suturing body tissue, wherein the apparatus includes a housing; at least two distal arms connected to and extending distally from the housing, wherein the at least two distal arms are independently both extendable and retractable; a suture needle clasp connected to ... 01/05/06 - 20060004385 - Endoscopic suturing instruments Suturing instruments in accordance with the invention are dimensioned and configured to apply sutures to approximate, ligate, or fixate tissue in, for example, open, mini-incision, trans-vaginal, laparoscopic, or endoscopic surgical procedures. In some embodiments, the suturing instruments include a distal portion that is deflectably and/or pivotally coupled to the remainder ... 12/29/05 - 20050288690 - Suture passing A surgical device includes a first member, deformable to move a pair of opposing projections toward one another. The projections are received in a pair of opposing openings in a second member, so the first member can pivot relative to the second member about an axis defined by the projections. ... 12/22/05 - 20050283171 - Hollow suture needle with handle A suture needle instrument having improved connection means enabling a hollow suture needled to be attached to a handle in a variety of orientations. The suture needle is provided with user accessible suture channels and suture advancing wheels to facilitate cleaning and repair. ... 12/22/05 - 20050283170 - Minimally invasive stitching device A stitching device useful for implanting suture in tissue, for example, cartilaginous tissue. The device has a frame and an elongated tubular member mounted thereto. A suture capture needle having a suture capture opening extends from a distal end of the tube. A needle cannula having a lumen is slidably ... 10/20/05 - 20050234479 - Suture passing surgical instrument A surgical instrument includes first and second members configured to receive tissue therebetween. The first member is adapted to receive suture, the second member is coupled to the first member, and a grasper coupled to the second member engages the suture received by the first member. A method of passing ... 10/13/05 - 20050228407 - Suturing method and apparatus A suturing apparatus comprises an elongated body, at least one arms movable relative to the elongated body and at least one needle movable relative to the elongated body. The arm releasably holds an end portion of a length of suture. The arm has a sharp end portion adapted to pierce ... 10/13/05 - 20050228406 - Formation of knots The present invention is concerned with the formation of knots in filamentary material. The invention has particular application to the formation of knots in suturing and in ligating tubular structures, such as blood vessels. Devices are provided which carry at least one loop (22, 220, 230, 101, 116, 122) of ... 10/13/05 - 20050228405 - Organism tissue suturing apparatus An organism tissue suturing apparatus for suturing a penetrated hole formed subcutaneously in a tissue membrane of an organism includes a body part having a predetermined length. The body part includes a rotary portion, disposed at a front end thereof, that can be inserted into the tissue of the organism ... 10/06/05 - 20050222589 - Placing sutures A suturing instrument is configured for to apply sutures to approximate, ligate, or fixate tissue in, for example, open, mini-incision, trans-vaginal, or endoscopic surgical procedures. The suturing instrument includes an elongate body member, a needle exit port, a needle receiving port, and a needle deployment mechanism. The suturing instrument eliminates ... 09/29/05 - 20050216039 - Method and device for catheter based repair of cardiac valves Disclosed is a system and method for catheter-based repair of cardiac valves, including transcatheter-mitral-valve-cerclage annuloplasty and transcatheter-mitral-valve reapposition. An exemplary embodiment of the system includes: a guiding cathether; one or more secondary catheters, such as a valve-manipulation catheter and one or more optional suture-clip-pledget assemblies; and/or a canalization-needle catheter. Imaging ... 09/29/05 - 20050216038 - Apparatus for surgical suturing with thread management An apparatus and a method for surgical suturing with thread management. An apparatus for tissue suturing comprising a cartridge having a suturing needle having a pointed end and a blunt end, the suturing needle capable of rotating about an axis; a pusher assembly comprising a cartridge holder having a needle ... 09/29/05 - 20050216037 - Suture device The present invention is a suture device generally intended for use in puncture wounds of a body cavity. The suture device can be inserted through the tissue layer into the body cavity and extend needles attached to a common suture line, under endoscopic vision, for engagement with the internal side ... 09/22/05 - 20050209613 - Three-needle closure device The present invention relates to a three-needle type vascular closure system. The closure system utilizes three needles in the form of a guiding device, an expandable needle, and a hooking device. The guiding device is used to make the initial opening in the vessel, where the opening provides access for ... 09/22/05 - 20050209612 - Endoscopic suturing assembly and associated methodology using a temperature biased suture needle An endoscopic suture needle and related surgical endoscopic suturing devices are to be used in conjunction with an endoscope. The invention relates to suturing of internal body tissue as part of a surgical procedure which may be diagnostic, therapeutic or both. In accordance with the present invention, there is provided ... 08/18/05 - 20050182427 - Method and appartus for anastomosis including an anchoring sleeve Apparatus for performing a surgical anastomosis are disclosed. The apparatus include a tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end, an onion sleeve portion formed near the distal end of the tubular body and an inner tube disposed within the tubular body. The inner tube includes at least ... 08/11/05 - 20050177178 - Ligation treating apparatus There is provided a ligation treating apparatus which has a plurality of ligation rings and is capable of performing ligation on varicose veins on multiple sites quickly and releasing the ligation rings from the front end of an inner cylindrical portion one at a time with certainty. A plurality of ... 08/04/05 - 20050171561 - Device and method for suturing tissue Systems for suturing a tissue layer having two sides with a suture be releasably retaining at least a portion of the suture in a stationary position on one side of the tissue layer. The portion of the suture is retrieved through the tissue layer from the opposite side whereby the ... 07/28/05 - 20050165417 - Suturing set for medical use The invention relates to a suturing set for medical use, comprising a handle piece, a needle, at least partly embodied as a hollow needle and which may be fixed to the handle and a transport device, arranged within the handle, which may be displaced between two end positions for the ... 07/28/05 - 20050165416 - Suture loading A device includes a body defining a tapered hole for guiding a member, such as a suture thread, into a tube, and a slot communicating with the hole for separating the body and the member. The body defines a bore for receiving the tube. The bore communicates with the tapered ... 07/07/05 - 20050149067 - Endoscopic suturing system An endoscopic treatment device is used with an endoscope. This treatment device includes a transmission member with a flexible structure having a distal end portion to be inserted into a body and can be operated outside the body, a push rod coupled to the distal end portion, and first and ... 07/07/05 - 20050149066 - Suturing device with split arm and method of suturing tissue A device for suturing an opening in a tissue, having an elongated shaft, at least two arms movable to a deployed positioning which the arms are non-perpendicular to the shaft, the arms having needle receiving portions; and needles advanceable longitudinally along the shaft toward the needle receiving portions, the needles ... 07/07/05 - 20050149065 - Device and method for suturing of internal puncture sites A method of closing a puncture in a blood vessel wall, including: positioning a suture placement device in a tissue tract and into a puncture in the blood vessel wall, the placement device having a length of suture with a first end, a second end and a bight between the ... 06/16/05 - 20050131430 - Suturing device A suturing device for surgical applications includes first and second elements that are rotatable with respect to one another about a central axis. Each element has a cutout into its exterior surface. The cutouts extend along a direction substantially parallel to the central axis and are sized to accept suture ... 06/09/05 - 20050125011 - Tissue fastening systems and methods utilizing magnetic guidance Catheter based systems and methods for securing tissue including the annulus of a mitral valve. The systems and methods employ catheter based techniques and devices to plicate tissue and perform an annuloplasty. ... 06/02/05 - 20050119671 - Apparatus and methods for endoscopic suturing Apparatus & methods for endoscopic suturing are described herein. A distal tip of the endoscopic device engages the tissue and then approximates the engaged tissue to form a tissue fold. A needle body positioned within a flexible catheter is deployed into or through the newly created tissue fold where it ... 06/02/05 - 20050119670 - Puncture site closure device A laparoscopic fascial closure device (10) for fashioning a secure closure about a laparoscopic puncture site. The device comprises an elongate cannula (12) having proximal (12a) and distal (12b) ends. A needle suture complex (22) is selectively deployed from the distal end (12b) of the device that is operative to ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |