Packaging for surgical needle cartridge and suture

• US 9,220,496 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Issued: 12/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cilag Gmbh International (Johnson & Johnson)
• Original Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery LLC (Johnson & Johnson)
• Inventors: Martin, David T., Reyhan, Mehmet
• Primary Examiner(s): BUI, LUAN KIM
• Application Number:
  US13/833,121
• Publication Number:
  US 20140166514A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,019 Days
• Field of Search: 206/63.3, 206/339, 206/340, 206/365, 206/380, 606/139, 606/144, 606/145, 606/228
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/0469 Suturing instruments for use in minimally invasive surgery, e.g. endoscopic surgery
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/0482 Needle or suture guides guides for drills, pins or wire A61B17/17; for puncturing needles A61B17/3403
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/0483 Hand-held instruments for holding sutures A61B17/0469 takes precedence; other holders for needles or sutures A61B17/06061; surgical forceps A61B17/28; surgical pincettes A61B17/30
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/0491 Sewing machines for surgery
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/06114 Packages or dispensers for needles or sutures packages for sharps A61B50/3001; for dental floss A61C15/043; packages for needles in general B65D85/24
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/06123 Flat cylinders, e.g. including an inner reel
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/06133 of parallelepipedal shape, e.g. made of rectangular or slightly oval panels
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/0625 the needle being specially adapted to interact with the manipulator, e.g. being ridged to snap fit in a hole of the manipulator A61B17/06109 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0023 disposable
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00473 Distal part, e.g. tip or head A61B2017/00464 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/06028 by means of a cylindrical longitudinal blind bore machined at the suture-receiving end of the needle, e.g. opposite to needle tip
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0608 J-shaped
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/07271 characterised by its cartridge
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/2927 the angular position of the head being adjustable with respect to the shaft
• CPC Class Codes: F04C 2270/0421 Controlled or regulated

Abstract

Packaging for a surgical needle comprises a cartridge having a surgical needle and a needle driver operative to engage and move the needle relative the cartridge. The packaging has a bobbin, and a length of suture connected to the needle and wound around the bobbin. The packaging may further comprise an outer shell enclosing the cartridge, bobbin, and suture. The outer shell may comprise a sheet of material folded over the cartridge and bobbin. The packaging may further comprise a platform resiliently holding the cartridge. The bobbin may be a rotating spool. The cartridge may comprise a pair of arms defining a generally U-shaped distal end, and the packaging may have a block interposed between the arms. The packaging may further comprise a housing and a top sheet enclosing the enclosing the cartridge, bobbin, and suture.

Claims

1. Packaging for a surgical needle, comprising:

a cartridge comprising a surgical needle and a needle driver operative to engage and move the needle relative the cartridge;

a bobbin;

a length of suture connected to the needle and wound around the bobbin;

an outer shell enclosing the cartridge, bobbin, and suture; and

a platform resiliently holding the cartridge.

2. The packaging of claim 1, wherein the outer shell comprising a sheet of material folded over the cartridge and bobbin.

3. The packaging of claim 1, wherein the bobbin is a rotating spool.

4. The packaging of claim 1, wherein the cartridge comprises a pair of arms defining a generally U-shaped distal end, and further comprising a block interposed between the arms.

5. The packaging of claim 1, wherein the outer shell comprises a housing and a top sheet enclosing the enclosing the cartridge, bobbin, and suture.

6. Packaging for a surgical needle, comprising:

a housing;

a cartridge releasably held in the housing, the cartridge comprising a surgical needle,

a needle driver operative to engage and move the needle relative the cartridge, and

a pair of arms defining a generally U-shaped distal end;

a bobbin in the housing;

a length of suture connected to the needle and wound around the bobbin; and

a block attached to the housing and extending between the arms.

7. The packaging of claim 6, wherein the cartridge, bobbin, and suture are enclosed within the housing.

8. The packaging of claim 6, wherein the housing defines a gap and the cartridge is positioned at least partially in the gap.

9. Packaging for a surgical needle, comprising:

a housing having a gap;

a cartridge releasably held in the housing and extending into the gap, the cartridge comprising a surgical needle, a needle driver operative to engage and move the needle relative the cartridge, and a pair of arms defining a generally U-shaped distal end;

a block attached to the housing and extending between the arms;

a rotary spool in the housing; and

a length of suture connected to the needle and wound around the spool; and

wherein the cartridge, bobbin, and suture are enclosed within the housing.

10. Packaging for a surgical needle, comprising:

a cartridge comprising a surgical needle, a needle driver operative to engage and move the needle relative the cartridge, and a pair of arms defining a generally U-shape distal end;

a bobbin;

a length of suture connected to the needle and wound around the bobbin; and

a block interposed between the arms.