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Endoscopic suture punch

  • US 5,254,126 A
  • Filed: 06/24/1992
  • Issued: 10/19/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/24/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An endoscopic suture punch, comprising:

  • an elongate tubular frame;

    a handle mounted to an end of said frame;

    a pair of jaws mounted to the other end of said frame, wherein one jaw is movable, and one jaw is stationary, said movable jaw being pivotally mounted;

    actuation means mounted to said frame for actuating at least one jaw wherein the actuation means comprises a lever pivotally mounted in the handle and an actuation rod pivotally connected to the lever on one end and to at least one jaw on the other end;

    punch means mounted to at least one of said jaws for punching a pathway through tissue;

    a suture pathway means through said handle, frame, jaws and punch means for receiving a suture;

    wherein the suture pathway means comprises a first tubular member extending through the handle, frame, and a first jaw, a second tubular member extending through said first jaw and an arcuate pathway in the other jaw said arcuate pathway connecting the first and second tubular members; and

    suture drive means mounted to said handle for moving a suture through the pathway means.

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