US5364409A
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Endoscopic needle holder
Assignee: Ethicon Inc
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Filing: 1993-05-04
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Granted: 1994-11-15
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Expires: 2013-05-04
Abstract
Abstract The invention provides a needle holding arrangement for only the gripping of a needle within the body cavity. There is provided a suture fixing means for gripping or fixing a suture with a needle on an outer peripheral surface of the needle-holder shaft. After piercing and passing of the needle through the tissue in the body, a knot of the suture can be made within the body cavity, and saturation and ligation of tissues in the body and end closure and ligation of blood vessel and gall duct can also be performed.
Inventors
- 👤 Masayoshi Kuwabara
- 👤 Tomohiko Asahara
- 👤 Noboru Ujiie
- 👤 Nobuhiro Kagaminuma
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 01:15
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/04; A61B17/0469; A61B17/0483; A61B17/06; A61B17/062; A61B17/12; A61B17/12009; A61B17/12013; A61B17/28; A61B17/2812; A61B17/2833; A61B2017/2837; A61B17/29; A61B2017/2901; A61B2017/2926
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
73 words
An endoscopic needle holder comprising: an elongated shaft having proximal and distal ends; a pair of needle holding jaws extending from the distal end of said shaft; an actuation mechanism for operating the needle holding jaws, extending from said shaft proximal end; and a suture holding mechanism extending from said shaft, said suture holding mechanism comprising a pair of hooks spaced diametrically apart on said shaft and extending toward said shaft proximal end.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
73 words
An endoscopic needle holder comprising: an elongated shaft having proximal and distal ends; a pair of needle holding jaws extending from the distal end of said shaft; an actuation mechanism for operating the needle holding jaws, extending from said shaft proximal end; and a suture holding mechanism extending from said shaft, said suture holding mechanism comprising a pair of hooks spaced diametrically apart on said shaft and extending toward said shaft proximal end.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The holder of claim 1 wherein said suture holding mechanism is positioned near said shaft distal end.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The holder of claim 1 wherein said hooks are located at different of distal positions along said shaft.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1997-11-14 | 1998-05-16 | 1998-11-15 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2001-11-14 | 2002-05-16 | 2002-11-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2005-11-14 | 2006-05-16 | 2006-11-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |