Instrument for closing trocar puncture wounds
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1. A surgical instrument for applying sutures through body tissue, which comprises(a) a handle assembly;
- (b) an elongated housing extending from said handle assembly and having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, said elongated housing being removably mounted to said handle assembly;
(c) at least one needle carrier operatively connected to said elongated housing for carrying at least one needle, said needle carrier being movable between a retracted position and an extended position; and
(d) at least one needle positioned on said at least one needle carrier, said at least one needle having a sharp tip movable from a protected position to an exposed position to facilitate penetration of tissue.
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Abstract
A surgical instrument for applying sutures through body tissue including a handle assembly, an elongated housing removably mounted to said handle assembly and having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, at least one needle carrier operatively mounted in the distal end portion and movable between a retracted position and a deployed position, and a needle releasably retained in the needle carrier member. The instrument may also include a retaining mechanism adapted to retain the at least one needle carrier in the partially deployed position.
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21 Claims
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1. A surgical instrument for applying sutures through body tissue, which comprises
(a) a handle assembly; -
(b) an elongated housing extending from said handle assembly and having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, said elongated housing being removably mounted to said handle assembly; (c) at least one needle carrier operatively connected to said elongated housing for carrying at least one needle, said needle carrier being movable between a retracted position and an extended position; and (d) at least one needle positioned on said at least one needle carrier, said at least one needle having a sharp tip movable from a protected position to an exposed position to facilitate penetration of tissue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20)
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17. A surgical instrument for applying sutures through body tissue comprising:
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(a) handle assembly having a grip portion and at least one pivotable member; (b) an elongated housing removably mounted to said handle assembly and having a proximal end and a distal end; (c) at least one needle; (d) means operatively connected to said elongated housing, for carrying and deploying said at least one needle having a sharp tip, said carrying and deploying means including at least one needle carrier associated with said distal end of said elongated housing for carrying at least one needle, said at least one needle carrier being movable between a retracted position such that said sharp tip of said at least one needle is disposed substantially within said elongated housing and an extended position upon movement of said pivotable member relative to said grip portion. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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21. A surgical instrument for applying sutures through body tissue comprising:
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(a) a handle assembly having a grip portion, at least two pivotable members and a pair of flexible members operatively associated with said at least two pivotable members; (b) an elongated housing extending from said handle assembly and having a proximal end and a distal end; (d) at least one needle carrier associated with said distal end of said elongated housing, said at least one needle carrier configured and dimensioned to carry said at least one needle and being movable between a retracted position and an extended position upon movement of said at least two pivotable members.
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