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US6719763B2
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Endoscopic suturing device
Assignee: Olympus Corp
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Filing: 2001-09-28
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Granted: 2004-04-13
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Expires: 2021-09-28
Abstract
Abstract An endoscopic suturing device includes an endoscope, a curved needle detachably arranged at the distal end portion of or integrally embedded in the endoscope for suturing a tissue of the living body, a suture for suturing said tissue with the curved needle, and a drive arranged on the endoscope and operating the curved needle.
Inventors
- 👤 Sydney Sheung Chee Chung
- 👤 Hitoshi Mizuno
- 👤 Tetsuya Yamamoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-23 13:39
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: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
An endoscopic suturing device comprising: a flexible endoscope; a needle adapted to suture a tissue of a living body, said needle being one of: (i) detachably arranged at a distal end portion of said endoscope, and (ii) integrally embedded in said endoscope; a driving mechanism arranged on said endoscope to operate said needle, wherein said needle comprises at least one perforation through which a suture is passed from one side of the needle to the other side during a suturing operation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
81 words
An endoscopic suturing device comprising: a flexible endoscope; a needle adapted to suture a tissue of a living body, said needle being one of: (i) detachably arranged at a distal end portion of said endoscope, and (ii) integrally embedded in said endoscope; a driving mechanism arranged on said endoscope to operate said needle, wherein said needle comprises at least one perforation through which a suture is passed from one side of the needle to the other side during a suturing operation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
99 words
An endoscopic suturing device comprising: a flexible endoscope; a needle adapted to suture a tissue of a living body, said needle being one of: (i) detachably arranged at a distal end portion of said endoscope, and (ii) integrally embedded in said endoscope; a driving mechanism arranged on said endoscope to rotate said needle, said driving mechanism including a flexible wire which is coupled to the needle; and a protective member arranged at a distal end portion of said endoscope to cover at least part of said needle so as to prevent undesired piercing of the tissue to be sutured.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
99 words
An endoscopic suturing device comprising: a flexible endoscope; a needle adapted to suture a tissue of a living body, said needle being one of: (i) detachably arranged at a distal end portion of said endoscope, and (ii) integrally embedded in said endoscope; a driving mechanism arranged on said endoscope to rotate said needle, said driving mechanism including a flexible wire which is coupled to the needle; and a protective member arranged at a distal end portion of said endoscope to cover at least part of said needle so as to prevent undesired piercing of the tissue to be sutured.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
An endoscopic suturing device according to claim 2 , wherein the driving mechanism rotates the needle in a direction for piercing the tissue of the living body when one end of the flexible wire is pulled.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
72 words
An endoscopic suturing device comprising; an endoscope, a needle detachably arranged at a distal end portion of or integrally embedded in said endoscope for suturing a tissue of a living body, the needle having an axle member as a rotation axis thereof which is coupled with the needle by an arm member; a suture for suturing said tissue with said needle; a driving mechanism arranged on said endoscope and operating said needle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
72 words
An endoscopic suturing device comprising; an endoscope, a needle detachably arranged at a distal end portion of or integrally embedded in said endoscope for suturing a tissue of a living body, the needle having an axle member as a rotation axis thereof which is coupled with the needle by an arm member; a suture for suturing said tissue with said needle; a driving mechanism arranged on said endoscope and operating said needle.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
An endoscope suturing device of claim 4 , wherein said driving mechanism comprises at least one wire.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
An endoscopic suturing device of claim 4 , wherein a grasping member adapted to grasp said suture is arranged on the distal end portion of said endoscopic suturing device.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
An endoscopic suturing device of claim 4 , wherein said needle has at least one perforation through which said suture is passable.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
87 words
An endoscope suturing device comprising: an endoscope; a needle detachably arranged at a distal end portion of or integrally embedded in said endoscope for suturing a tissue of a living body, the needle having an axle member as a rotation axis thereof which is coupled with the needle by an arm member; a suture for suturing said tissue with said needle; a driving mechanism arranged on said endoscope and operating said needle; and at least one wire is wound or fixed on at least the cylindrical member.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
87 words
An endoscope suturing device comprising: an endoscope; a needle detachably arranged at a distal end portion of or integrally embedded in said endoscope for suturing a tissue of a living body, the needle having an axle member as a rotation axis thereof which is coupled with the needle by an arm member; a suture for suturing said tissue with said needle; a driving mechanism arranged on said endoscope and operating said needle; and at least one wire is wound or fixed on at least the cylindrical member.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
An endoscopic suturing device of claim 8 , wherein said needle has at least one perforation through which said suture is passable.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
94 words
An endoscope suturing device comprising: an endoscope; a needle detachably arranged at a distal end portion of or integrally embedded in said endoscope for suturing a tissue of a living body, the needle having an axle member as a rotation axis thereof which is coupled with the needle by an arm member; a suture for suturing said tissue with said needle; and a driving mechanism arranged on said endoscope and operating said needle, and wherein an axle member of said needle is fixed to a protective member covering at least part of said needle.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
94 words
An endoscope suturing device comprising: an endoscope; a needle detachably arranged at a distal end portion of or integrally embedded in said endoscope for suturing a tissue of a living body, the needle having an axle member as a rotation axis thereof which is coupled with the needle by an arm member; a suture for suturing said tissue with said needle; and a driving mechanism arranged on said endoscope and operating said needle, and wherein an axle member of said needle is fixed to a protective member covering at least part of said needle.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
45 words
An endoscopic suturing device of claim 10 , wherein a suturing unit comprising at least said needle, the rotation axis of said needle, and the protective member covering at least part of said needle is detachably arranged on the distal end portion of said endoscope.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
An endoscopic suturing device of claim 10 , wherein said needle has at least one perforation through which said suture is passable.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
86 words
An endoscopic suturing device comprising: a flexible endoscope; a needle rotatably arranged relative to the endoscope; a first flexible wire arranged along the endoscope and connected to the needle to rotate the needle in a direction for piercing a living body tissue when the first flexible wire is pulled; and a second wire arranged along the endoscope and connected to the needle to rotate the needle in a direction for removing the needle out of the living body tissue when the second flexible wire is pulled.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
86 words
An endoscopic suturing device comprising: a flexible endoscope; a needle rotatably arranged relative to the endoscope; a first flexible wire arranged along the endoscope and connected to the needle to rotate the needle in a direction for piercing a living body tissue when the first flexible wire is pulled; and a second wire arranged along the endoscope and connected to the needle to rotate the needle in a direction for removing the needle out of the living body tissue when the second flexible wire is pulled.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
119 words
An endoscopic suturing device comprising: a flexible endoscope having an observation window at a distal end portion; a needle adapted to suture a tissue of a living body, said needle being one of: (i) detachably arranged at a distal end portion of said endoscope, and (ii) integrally embedded in said endoscope; a driving mechanism arranged on the endoscope to operate the needle; and a protective member comprising a cylindrical member attached at the distal end portion of the flexible endoscope for covering at least a part of the needle so as to prevent undesired piercing of the tissue to be sutured, wherein a top end of the protective member is positioned on a distal side of the observation window.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
119 words
An endoscopic suturing device comprising: a flexible endoscope having an observation window at a distal end portion; a needle adapted to suture a tissue of a living body, said needle being one of: (i) detachably arranged at a distal end portion of said endoscope, and (ii) integrally embedded in said endoscope; a driving mechanism arranged on the endoscope to operate the needle; and a protective member comprising a cylindrical member attached at the distal end portion of the flexible endoscope for covering at least a part of the needle so as to prevent undesired piercing of the tissue to be sutured, wherein a top end of the protective member is positioned on a distal side of the observation window.
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