Endo-Loop For Endoscope Surgery

• US 20070213587A1
• Filed: 04/26/2005
• Published: 09/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hwa-Sook Moon
• Original Assignee: Hwa-Sook Moon
• Inventors: Moon, Hwa-sook
• Application Number:
  US11/587,606
• Publication Number:
  US 20070213587A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/138
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/0469 Suturing instruments for use in minimally invasive surgery, e.g. endoscopic surgery
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/12013 for use in minimally invasive surgery, e.g. endoscopic surgery
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0474 Knot pushers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0475 using sutures having a slip knot
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0477 with pre-tied sutures
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/037 with a frangible part, e.g. by reduced diameter

Abstract

Disclosed is an endo-loop for an endoscopic surgery. The endo-loop includes: an insert rod inserted into a human body, the insert rod having a shape of a long, thin, and hollow bar; a suturing thread inserted through an interior of the insert rod; a suturing means provided at a tip end of the insert rod, the suturing means including at least one of the suturing thread, a suturing loop, a suturing needle connected to the suturing thread, and their combination; a suturing thread fixing member for fixing the suturing thread to the insert rod, the suturing thread extending backward along the insert rod, the suturing thread fixing member being detachably engaged with an open rear end portion of the inserted rod; and a spool on which the suturing thread extending outward through the open rear end portion of the insert rod is wound.

Claims

1. An endo-loop for an endoscopic surgery, the endo-loop comprising:

an insert rod inserted into a human body, the insert rod having a shape of a long, thin, and hollow bar;

a suturing thread inserted through an interior of the insert rod;

a suturing means provided at a tip end of the insert rod, the suturing means including at least one of the suturing thread, a suturing loop, a suturing needle connected to the suturing thread, and their combination;

a suturing thread fixing member for fixing the suturing thread to the insert rod, the suturing thread extending backward along the insert rod, the suturing thread fixing member being detachably engaged with an open rear end portion of the inserted rod; and

a spool on which the suturing thread extending outward through the open rear end portion of the insert rod is wound.