Device and method for suturing internal structures puncture wounds
First Claim
1. A device for remotely suturing an internal structure of a body comprising an insertion device having a proximal end and a distal end, one or more anchors slidably held in recesses in said device, each of said anchor recesses being associated with an anchor ejection opening, at least one suture connected to said anchors, said at least one suture being sufficiently long as to reach from said internal structure to the outside of said body, and means for ejecting said anchors from said recesses through said anchor ejection openings, said anchor ejecting means being operable from outside said body, said anchor ejection means being adapted to puncture said internal structure and means to permit securing said anchors in place against said internal structure when the operator pulls said at least one of said sutures.
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Abstract
A device for remotely suturing an internal structure of a body and a method of performing said suturing procedure. The device includes one or more anchors and means, operable from outside the body, for forcing said anchors out of said device. The anchors are located in or on said device so that they can be positioned adjacent said internal structure and when forced out of said device, enter and pass through said structure. The anchors are further provided with sutures that can be tightened from outside of the body to secure the anchors in place. In one aspect of the invention, tightening the suture or sutures pulls the anchors toward one another, thereby closing a wound in said internal structure. In another aspect of the invention, tightening of the sutures secures a prosthetic device in place.
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- 1. A device for remotely suturing an internal structure of a body comprising an insertion device having a proximal end and a distal end, one or more anchors slidably held in recesses in said device, each of said anchor recesses being associated with an anchor ejection opening, at least one suture connected to said anchors, said at least one suture being sufficiently long as to reach from said internal structure to the outside of said body, and means for ejecting said anchors from said recesses through said anchor ejection openings, said anchor ejecting means being operable from outside said body, said anchor ejection means being adapted to puncture said internal structure and means to permit securing said anchors in place against said internal structure when the operator pulls said at least one of said sutures.
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60. A method for remotely suturing, from outside a body, an internal structure in said body, comprising the steps of:
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a. from outside of said body, inserting into said body a device comprising at least one anchor, at least one suture, at least one anchor recess and at least one anchor ejection opening, b. positioning said device so that at least one of said anchor ejection openings is adjacent said structure, c. puncturing a hole in said anatomical structure;
d. causing an anchor to exit at least one of said anchor ejection openings and pass through one of said puncture holes in said anatomical structure, each of said anchors being mounted on a suture, e. withdrawing said device from said body, leaving at least one of said anchors mounted on said at least one suture adjacent said structure, and f. from outside of the said body, tightening said at least one suture to secure said anchors in place. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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