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Endoscopic suturing device
Assignee: Olympus Corp
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Filing: 2001-09-28
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2021-09-28
Abstract
Abstract An endoscopic suturing includes a suturing device having a curved needle to suture tissue. The endoscopic suturing device also includes a driving means to maneuver the curved needle. The curved needle and the driving means are placed at a distal end of the endoscopic suturing device. The endoscopic suturing device also includes a flexible endoscope connected to the suturing device.
Inventors
- 👤 Sydney Chung
- 👤 Hitoshi Mizuno
- 👤 Tetsuya Yamamoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 06:29
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/04; A61B17/0469; A61B2017/0496; A61B17/06; A61B17/06004; A61B2017/06009; A61B2017/06042
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
56 words
1 . An endoscopic suturing device comprising: a suturing device having a curved needle a tissue of a body; and a driving means to maneuver said curved needle, wherein said curved needle and said driving means are placed at the distal end of said endoscopic suturing device; and a flexible endoscope connected to said suturing device.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
56 words
1 . An endoscopic suturing device comprising: a suturing device having a curved needle a tissue of a body; and a driving means to maneuver said curved needle, wherein said curved needle and said driving means are placed at the distal end of said endoscopic suturing device; and a flexible endoscope connected to said suturing device.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
2 . The endoscopic suturing device of claim 1 , wherein said driving means produces rotary motion of the curved needle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
3 . The endoscopic suturing device of claim 2 , wherein said rotary motion is controlled in a forward direction and a backward direction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
4 . The endoscopic suturing device of claim 1 , wherein said curved needle includes at least one perforation configured for a suture to pass through said perforation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
5 . The endoscopic suturing device of claim 4 , wherein said perforation is arranged near the sharp-edged end portion of said curved needle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
6 . The endoscopic suturing device of claim 1 , further comprising an axis member along the rotational axis of said curved needle and an arm member coupling said axis member and said curved needle.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
7 . The endoscopic suturing device of claim 1 , wherein said driving means comprises at least one wire.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
8 . The endoscopic suturing device of claim 7 , further comprising at least one cylindrical member is arranged to wind said at least one wire.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
9 . The endoscopic suturing device of claim 1 , wherein said at least one wire comprises two wires.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
10 . The endoscopic suturing device of claims 1 , wherein the rotation axis of said curved needle is substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of said endoscope.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
49 words
11 . The endoscopic suturing device of claim 1 , further comprising a connecting member between the distal end of said suturing device and the proximal end of said suturing device comprises a flexible and thin elongating member configured to pass through a forceps channel of said flexible endoscope.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
12 . The endoscopic suturing device of claim 11 , wherein said flexible and thin elongating member is comprised of coils.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
13 . The endoscopic suturing device of claims 1 , wherein said flexible endoscope includes a protective member covering at least part of the said curved needle at the distal end of said flexible endoscope.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
14 . The endoscopic suturing device of claim 13 , wherein said protective member is substantially circular.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
15 . The endoscopic suturing device of claim 14 , wherein said protective member is a substantially round shape and is substantially the same outer diameter of said flexible endoscope.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
29 words
16 . The endoscopic suturing device of claim 1 , further comprising a grasping member to grasp a suture on the distal end portion of said endoscopic suturing device.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
41 words
17 . The endoscopic suturing device of claims 1 , further comprising an outer channel through which said flexible and thin elongating member passes and which arranges on the surface of said flexible endoscope and which has at least one channel.
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