Jawed receiver for needle cartridge
First Claim
1. A surgical suturing device, comprising:
- a cartridge having a needle and suture;
an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end;
an actuator connected to the proximal end of the elongate shaft;
a receiver connected to the distal end of the elongate shaft, the receiver comprising a stationary jaw and a pivoting jaw having a closed position adapted to receive and retain the cartridge and an opened position adapted to release the cartridge, a spring biasing the pivoting jaw towards the closed position, the pivoting jaw having a second opened position spaced further from the stationary jaw than in the opened position, wherein in the second opened position the spring does not bias the pivoting jaw towards the closed position.
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Abstract
A surgical suturing device comprises a cartridge having a needle and suture. An elongate shaft has a proximal end and a distal end. An actuator is connected to the proximal end of the elongate shaft. A pair of jaws is connected to the distal end of the elongate shaft. The jaws have a closed position adapted to receive and retain the cartridge, and wherein the jaws are latched in the closed position. The jaws also have a partially opened position adapted to release the cartridge wherein the jaws are biased by a spring from the first opened position towards the closed position. The jaws also have and a fully opened position spaced apart further than the partially opened position, wherein spring does not bias the jaws towards the closed position.
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13 Claims
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1. A surgical suturing device, comprising:
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a cartridge having a needle and suture; an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; an actuator connected to the proximal end of the elongate shaft; a receiver connected to the distal end of the elongate shaft, the receiver comprising a stationary jaw and a pivoting jaw having a closed position adapted to receive and retain the cartridge and an opened position adapted to release the cartridge, a spring biasing the pivoting jaw towards the closed position, the pivoting jaw having a second opened position spaced further from the stationary jaw than in the opened position, wherein in the second opened position the spring does not bias the pivoting jaw towards the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A surgical suturing device, comprising:
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a cartridge comprising a needle and suture; an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; an actuator connected to the proximal end of the elongate shaft; a pair of jaws connected to the distal end of the elongate shaft, the jaws having a closed position adapted to receive and retain the cartridge, and wherein the jaws are latched in the closed position; a partially opened position adapted to release the cartridge wherein the jaws are biased by a spring from the first opened position towards the closed position; and a fully opened position spaced apart further than the partially opened position, wherein spring does not bias the jaws towards the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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