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Laparoscopic suturing device

  • US 5,397,325 A
  • Filed: 11/09/1993
  • Issued: 03/14/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/09/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A suturing device comprising an elongated shaft having a handle assembly at the proximal end, a jaw assembly at the distal end thereof comprising first and second jaw members pivotally connected, and actuator means connected to said handle assembly and to one of said first jaw member and second jaw member for pivoting said first jaw member relative to said second jaw member;

  • wherein the first jaw member comprises a recess having means for securably retaining a needle therein and for deploying the needle to a protracted position from the first jaw member, wherein said means for retaining and deploying the needle comprises a wheel assembly configured in such a manner that rotation of the wheel assembly in one direction allows the needle to lie within the cupped recess and rotation of the wheel assembly in the opposite direction deploys the needle to a protracted position.

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