Magnetic suturing system and method
First Claim
1. A method of passing a medical implement having a magnetic component through tissue, the method comprising the steps of:
- placing the medical implement on a first side of the tissue;
establishing a magnetic field on a second side of the tissue; and
manipulating at least one of the magnetic component and magnetic field to drive the medical implement through the tissue.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an instrument and method for passing a medical implement through tissue with magnetic forces. The implement can be an implant, either permanent or temporary, and is provided with a magnetic component. A magnetic field is established and the magnetic component and/or magnetic field is manipulated to drive the implant through tissue. Alternatively, the instrument itself is the implement and includes at least one magnetic element so that a magnetic field established by an external magnetic generator drives the instrument through tissue. In another embodiment, the instrument includes two magnetic elements that are moveable with respect to one another and interaction between the magnetic elements drives the instrument through the tissue. Examples of applications of the present invention include a suture passer and a tissue anchor.
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33 Claims
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1. A method of passing a medical implement having a magnetic component through tissue, the method comprising the steps of:
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placing the medical implement on a first side of the tissue;
establishing a magnetic field on a second side of the tissue; and
manipulating at least one of the magnetic component and magnetic field to drive the medical implement through the tissue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A surgical instrument for delivery of an implant through tissue comprising:
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a body;
a carrier located on the body for removeably securing at least a portion of the implant to the instrument;
a tip located at a distal end of the body and configured and dimensioned for insertion through the tissue; and
a magnetic element located on the body, wherein interaction between the magnetic element and a magnetic field external to the tissue drives the instrument through the tissue. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A suture passer for inserting a suture through tissue comprising:
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an elongate body having proximal and distal ends;
a first jaw disposed on the distal end of the body and having a first magnetic element;
a second jaw disposed on the distal end of the body and having a second magnetic element, at least one of the first and second magnetic elements is an electromagnet;
a handle disposed on the proximal end of the body for manipulation of the suture passer; and
a controller for operating the electromagnet, wherein the first and second jaws are movable relative to each other from a closed position to an open position and one of the polarity and strength of the electromagnet is changed to move the first and second jaws to the open and closed positions. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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