US6010515A
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Device for use in tying knots
Assignee: University College London
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Filing: 1997-02-26
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Granted: 2000-01-04
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Expires: 2017-02-26
Abstract
Abstract A thread guide device is provided which is adapted to be removably or fixedly mounted on the distal end of an endoscope, or which is an integral part thereof. Alternatively, the device may comprise a head joined to the distal end of an elongate shaft that is slidable within the endoscope. The device has a pair of thread guides, for example in the form of longitudinally extending passages, which are laterally spaced from one another. The device permits a knot formed by threads which have passed through the thread guides to be viewed by the endoscope.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul Swain
- 👤 Feng Gong
- 👤 Geoffrey John Brown
- 👤 Timothy Noel Mills
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 11:06
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B1/00; A61B1/00064; A61B1/00071; A61B1/0008; A61B1/00089; A61B17/00; A61B17/04; A61B17/0469; A61B17/0482; A61B17/12; A61B17/12009; A61B17/12013; A61B17/00234; A61B2017/00292; A61B2017/00296; A61B2017/0474; A61B2017/0475
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
77 words
An endoscope having a distal end and a proximal end, and a thread guide device in the form of an annular member which surrounds the said distal end without impairing the field of view of the endoscope, the thread guide device having a pair of thread guide means which are laterally spaced from one another, the device permitting a knot formed by threads which have passed through the thread guide means to be viewed by the endoscope.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
77 words
An endoscope having a distal end and a proximal end, and a thread guide device in the form of an annular member which surrounds the said distal end without impairing the field of view of the endoscope, the thread guide device having a pair of thread guide means which are laterally spaced from one another, the device permitting a knot formed by threads which have passed through the thread guide means to be viewed by the endoscope.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
An endoscope according to claim 1, wherein the thread guide means are diametrically opposed to one another on opposite sides of the endoscope.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
An endoscope according to claim 1, wherein the said annular member is cylindrical.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
An endoscope according to claim 1, wherein each of the thread guide means is in the form of a passage extending through the annular member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
An endoscope according to claim 4, wherein the said passages are parallel to one another and to the axis of rotation symmetry of the annular member.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
132 words
A method of pushing a knot to a suture site within a patient comprising: providing an endoscope; providing a guide member at the distal end of an endoscope without impairing the field of view of the endoscope, the guide member having a pair of thread guides which are laterally spaced from one another, the device permitting a knot formed by threads which have passed through the thread guide to be viewed through the endoscope; tying a knot with free ends of a suture outside the patient; inserting the free ends of the suture through the thread guides; holding the free ends of the suture while inserting the thread guide device and endoscope into the patient; pushing the knot to the suture site while permitting unobstructed viewing of the knot through the endoscope.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
132 words
A method of pushing a knot to a suture site within a patient comprising: providing an endoscope; providing a guide member at the distal end of an endoscope without impairing the field of view of the endoscope, the guide member having a pair of thread guides which are laterally spaced from one another, the device permitting a knot formed by threads which have passed through the thread guide to be viewed through the endoscope; tying a knot with free ends of a suture outside the patient; inserting the free ends of the suture through the thread guides; holding the free ends of the suture while inserting the thread guide device and endoscope into the patient; pushing the knot to the suture site while permitting unobstructed viewing of the knot through the endoscope.
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