Sewing device
First Claim
1. A sewing device for passing a thread through a tissue substrate portion, which comprises a hollow needle movable between a first position on one side of the substrate portion in which it is out of the substrate portion and a second position in which it passes through the substrate portion and toward a portion of the sewing device on a through side of the substrate, and a capturable thread carrier attached to the thread and receivable within the hollow needle such that the carrier can be passed through the substrate by the needle and become captured by the portion of the sewing device on the through side of the substrate.
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Abstract
A sewing device is provided for passing a thread through a substrate portion, particularly a portion of a patient'"'"'s tissue. The device comprises a hollow needle movable between a first position in which it is out of the substrate portion and a second position in which it passes through the substrate portion. A thread carrier is attached to the thread and can be moved from a position being within the hollow needle to a position outside it.
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17 Claims
- 1. A sewing device for passing a thread through a tissue substrate portion, which comprises a hollow needle movable between a first position on one side of the substrate portion in which it is out of the substrate portion and a second position in which it passes through the substrate portion and toward a portion of the sewing device on a through side of the substrate, and a capturable thread carrier attached to the thread and receivable within the hollow needle such that the carrier can be passed through the substrate by the needle and become captured by the portion of the sewing device on the through side of the substrate.
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17. A method for suturing tissue endoscopically comprising:
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providing a sewing device for passing a thread through a tissue substrate portion, which comprises a hollow needle movable between a first position in which it is out of the tissue substrate portion and a second position in which it passes through the substrate portion and toward a portion of the sewing device on a through side of the tissue substrate, and a capturable thread carrier attached to the thread and receivable within the hollow needle such that the carrier can be passed through the substrate by the needle and become captured by the portion of the sewing device on the through side of the substrate; disposing the sewing device at the distal end of an endoscope; inserting the endoscope into the patient and positioning the sewing device adjacent to tissue to be sutured; passing the needle and thread carrier through the tissue; ejecting the thread carrier from the needle; capturing the thread carrier in position on the through side of the tissue; withdrawing the needle from the tissue; withdrawing the thread carrier and sewing device from the tissue to draw the thread through the tissue.
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Specification