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Endoscopic tissue apposition device and method of use

  • US 20060047289A1
  • Filed: 03/09/2005
  • Published: 03/02/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An endoscopic tissue apposition device, comprising:

  • a device body having a first end portion and a second end portion;

    a vacuum chamber within the device body for receiving tissue drawn thereinto, the vacuum chamber being located between the first end portion and the second end portion;

    a vacuum line communicating with the vacuum chamber for applying a vacuum to the vacuum chamber;

    a carrier needle retractable within the first end portion of the device body and traverseable across the vacuum chamber to the second end portion of the device body;

    a punch needle engageable with the second end portion of the device body, wherein the punch needle is configured to receive the carrier needle; and

    a hold and release mechanism for intermittently retaining the punch needle in the second end portion of the device body, wherein a suture is attachable to the punch needle, and wherein the punch needle with the attached suture is traverseable across the vacuum chamber upon the carrier needle being received within the punchy needle.

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