Surgical suture instrument
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1. A surgical suturing apparatus comprising:
- a) a handle assembly;
b) an elongated body assembly extending from said handle assembly;
c) first and second needle receiving portions positioned at a distal end portion of the apparatus and interconnected by a length of flexible material;
d) an actuating mechanism for pulling said needle receiving portions proximally through body tissue, said actuating mechanism operably connected to said handle assembly and engageable with said first and second needle receiving portions.
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Abstract
A surgical apparatus, method of use and instrumentation kit are provided for suturing body tissue. The apparatus includes a handle assembly and an elongated body assembly detachably engaged to the handle assembly. The elongated body assembly includes an actuating mechanism for sequentially pulling the first and second ferrule portions of a length of suture material through body tissue. The length of suture material and the first and second ferrule portions are releasably retained in the elongated body assembly. The instrumentation kit includes the surgical apparatus and at least one additional elongated body assembly in an enclosure.
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21 Claims
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1. A surgical suturing apparatus comprising:
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a) a handle assembly; b) an elongated body assembly extending from said handle assembly; c) first and second needle receiving portions positioned at a distal end portion of the apparatus and interconnected by a length of flexible material; d) an actuating mechanism for pulling said needle receiving portions proximally through body tissue, said actuating mechanism operably connected to said handle assembly and engageable with said first and second needle receiving portions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A surgical suturing apparatus comprising:
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a) an elongated body assembly; b) a suture positioned in the body assembly; c) at least one needle positioned in the body assembly and movable from a first position spaced from the suture to a second position connected with the suture; and an actuating mechanism positioned at a proximal end of said elongated assembly, the actuating mechanism moveable from a first position to a second position to move the at least one needle from the first position to the second position to engage the suture. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of endoscopically suturing body tissue comprising the steps of:
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a) inserting into a body cavity a distal end portion of a surgical apparatus having a first end of suture and a second end of suture; b) positioning said distal end portion of said surgical apparatus adjacent a first body tissue portion such that the first body tissue portion is positioned between the first end of suture and a proximal portion of the apparatus; c) piercing said first body tissue portion and pulling said first end of suture proximally through said first body tissue portion; d) subsequently positioning said distal end portion of said surgical apparatus adjacent a second body tissue portion without removing said apparatus from the body cavity such that the second body tissue portion is positioned between the second end of suture and the proximal portion of the apparatus and; e) piercing said second body tissue piece and pulling said second end of said suture proximally through said second body tissue portion. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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