×

Suture device

  • US 5,462,561 A
  • Filed: 08/05/1993
  • Issued: 10/31/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/05/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
Patent Images

1. An apparatus for suturing a perforation in a side wall of a patient'"'"'s blood vessel, comprising:

  • an outer sheath having a longitudinal passage defined therethrough, said outer sheath being insertable through the perforation in the patient'"'"'s blood vessel;

    a first combination suture point and anchor;

    a first suture thread connected to said first combination suture point and anchor;

    carrier means for carrying said first combination suture point and anchor in a distal direction through said longitudinal passage of said outer sheath into the patient'"'"'s blood vessel and for pulling said first combination suture point and anchor in a proximal direction through the side wall of the patient'"'"'s blood vessel so that said first combination suture point and anchor is anchored against being pulled back through said side wall in a distal direction;

    a second combination suture point and anchor;

    a second suture thread connected to said second combination suture point and anchor; and

    wherein said carrier means further provides a means for carrying said second combination suture point and anchor in said distal direction through said longitudinal passage of said outer sheath into the patient'"'"'s blood vessel and for pulling said second combination suture point and anchor in said proximal direction through the side wall of the patient'"'"'s blood vessel at a circumferentially spaced position around said perforation from said first combination suture point and anchor.

View all claims
  • 0 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×