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5817112 Christoudias fascial closure device  
The Christoudias fascial closure device comprises an elongated penetrating instrument having a sharp conical trapping end, an elongated hollow body extending rearwardly from the solid trapping end,...
5817107 Grasping instrument with a guided-on, attachable modified knot pusher  
A grasping instrument provided with a guided-on, attachable, modified knot pusher and designed for positioning and fixing a knot in a suture at a remote surgical location. The knot is easily formed...
5817109 Apparatus and method for applying surgical staples to attach an object to body tissue  
An apparatus is disclosed for endoscopic application of surgical staples in laparoscopic hernia surgery. The apparatus includes a handle and a generally elongated endoscopic section connected to...
5814065 Suture delivery tool  
An apparatus for closing a wound in a vessel wall of a patient includes an elongated member having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion spaced from the proximal end portion in a...
5814054 Automatic needle-passer suturing instrument  
An automatic suturing instrument generally includes a proximal actuation handle assembly, a flexible tubular member, a control wire, and an end effector assembly. The control wire extends through...
5814055 Surgical clamping mechanism  
A surgical stapling instrument which has an elongated staple cartridge and anvil is disclosed. The anvil is movable relative to the cartridge from rearward to forward positions for insertion of...
5810852 Endoscopic intracorporeal suture tying aid  
An endoscopic intracorporeal suture tying aid allows a suture to be looped around itself multiple times and cinched, enabling a throw of a surgeon's knot to be easily made. The tying aid includes a...
5810847 Method and apparatus for minimally invasive treatment of chronic venous insufficiency  
The invention is embodied in an appliance or a prosthesis and a delivery catheter for use in a vein for minimally invasive treatment of chronic venous insufficiency. The system and method of the...
5810845 Ligating instrument with multiple loop ligature supply and methods therefor  
A ligating instrument includes an instrument body and a ligature supply disposed in the instrument body. The ligature supply includes a plurality of preformed, contractible ligature loops of...
5810832 Instrument for placement of cerclage wire  
The cerclage instrument comprises a hollow housing having a handgrip at its proximal end for gripping in the user's hand to support and control movement of the device. At the distal end of the...
5810851 Suture spring device  
A guide is used to position a suture spring device in anatomical tissue in an elastically deformed, expanded state and is subsequently removed to permit the suture spring device to move from the...
5810848 Suturing system  
The suturing system includes a cannula that defines two adjacent lumens. One lumen carries a supply of anchor members that are joined together by a suture. The anchor members are moved by a supply...
5810846 Vascular hole closure  
A method and apparatus for closing a punctured blood vessel is described. The method includes providing a clip applier adapted to apply one or more surgical clips to at least a portion of the...
5807403 Medical anchor device with suture thread and method for implantation into bone  
A medical anchor device for implantation into a bone of a patient includes a staple having a leading, bone-boring tip for self-tapping a hole, a trailing, driven end for receiving implanting force...
5797929 Apparatus and methods for advancing surgical knots  
A knot pusher comprises a shaft having a fitting at its distal end. The fitting includes a radial slot for receiving a suture length therein. A mechanism is provided for closing the slot so that...
5797928 Ligating apparatus  
A ligating apparatus comprising a ligature applying device having at a distal end a ligature holding section for holding a ligature; a ligature holding device movable relative to the ligature...
5797958 Endoscopic grasping instrument with scissors  
A multifunctional endoscopic instrument for use in performing endoscopic procedures within an anatomical cavity includes a handle and an elongate tubular member having a proximal end coupled with...
5797927 Combined tissue clamping and suturing instrument  
A combined tissue clamping and suturing instrument includes a pair of opposed jaws selectively actuated by operation of a handle portion, a hollow suture needle mounted on a first of the jaws and...
5792149 Clamp applicator  
A clamp applicator is disclosed having a housing, a clamp support member extending distally from the housing, an actuator assembly and a locking device. The actuator assembly is movable with...
5792151 Method and apparatus for ligating a blood vessel, tissue or other bodily duct  
A reusable ligation apparatus includes a suture tying or knot tying instrument and a suture cartridge containing a preformed ligature. The cartridge is releasably attached to the instrument so that...
5792150 Apparatus for applying surgical clips with improved jaw and closure mechanisms  
An apparatus is provided for applying surgical clips which includes provisions for applying a partially closed clip to ducts or shunts during a surgical procedure. The apparatus includes a ratchet...
5792153 Sewing device  
A sewing device is provided for passing a thread through a substrate portion, particularly a portion of a patient's tissue. The device comprises a hollow needle movable between a first position in...
5782844 Suture spring device applicator  
A suture spring device applicator includes a storage portion configured to hold one or more suture spring devices in a substantially relaxed, contracted state and a guide disposed distally of the...
5782845 Trocar site suturing device  
An apparatus (10) for suturing wounds (12) in a patient includes a first elongated hollow body (14) having a bore (16) therethrough. The hollow body (14) has a first end (18) adapted to receive a...
5779718 Method of anastomosing a vessel using a surgical clip applier  
A surgical clip applicator comprising a housing, a pair of handles pivotally connected to opposite sides of said housing, and a jaw blade assembly fixedly connected to the housing. The jaw blade...
5779719 Device and method for the percutaneous suturing of a vascular puncture site  
A suture applying device comprises a shaft which carries a pair of needles near its distal end. The needles are joined by a length of suture, and the shaft is used to both introduce the needles...
5776152 Intracorporeal ligature device  
An intracorporeal ligature tying device enables a surgeon to tie various types of knots within the body cavity of a patient during endoscopic surgery. The tying device comprises: (a) a needle...
5776150 Suture assist device  
A surgical instrument including a handle, an end effector including jaws, an elongated tube connecting the handle to the end effector, a connector within the tube connecting the handle to the jaw...
5776148 Surgical stab wound closure device and method  
A device for the surgical suturing of narrow incisions that penetrate through a plurality of tissue layers includes a needle having the shape of an elongated "J." The device further includes a...
5772672 Endoscopic suture passer  
An endoscopic suturing device is provided for manipulating a suture to form a stitch through a tissue within a body cavity. The suturing device comprises a needle with a shaft, a pointed end...
5769857 Ligating clip applier  
This document discloses a ligating clip applier which initially closes and locks a pair of complementary jaws around tissue to be ligated allowing the isolation of tissue for inspection, with the...
5769863 Surgical knot pusher and method of use  
A surgical knot pusher device is described which has a knot pushing head mounted on the distal end of an elongated rod. The head of the device has a smoothly radiused knot pushing surface on the...
5769862 Tube knot applicator  
A tube knot applicator for use in endosurgical procedures. The tube knot applicator has an elongated tube member having a distal end and a proximal end, as well as an axial passage therethrough....
5766184 Endoscopic treatment tool  
An endoscopic treatment tool according to the present invention is led into the body through the endoscope channel. A treatment section (2) is operated by transmitting the operating power of an...
5766187 Mechanism for guiding surgical instruments  
A mechanism for guiding an instrument to and locating it at a surgical site comprising a flexible, movable, elongated guide having a proximal end constructed to receive a projecting portion of a...
5766189 Clip device  
A clip device for a living tissue in a body cavity includes an introducing tube insertable into the body cavity. An operating member of the device is advanceably and retreatably inserted into the...
5759189 Knot pusher  
A knot pusher includes a shaft with a distal nose configured for pushing a suture knot. The nose has a surface with a an open suture receiving recess. A securing member is arranged for movement...
5755726 Apparatus for applying surgical clips  
An apparatus is provided for applying surgical clips which includes provisions for applying a partially closed clip to ducts or shunts during a surgical procedure such as cholecystectomy...
5755729 Magazine for loading a needle and a length of suture onto a surgical instrument  
The present invention pertains to a magazine that is loaded with a needle and an attached length of suture pre-tied in a knot on the magazine. The magazine is used in loading the needle onto a...
5755727 Method device for locating and sealing a blood vessel  
A device for locating and sealing a small incision or puncture in a blood vessel includes a housing with a plurality of openings formed therethrough. A plunger is slidably mounted in the housing...
5755728 Suture apparatus with loop end portions  
A method of transporting suture materials deep within a patient's body cavity includes the providing of an elongated instrument having proximal and distal end portions and an elongated continuous...
5752963 Suture anchor driver  
An improved suture anchor driver includes a handle and an extending elongated shaft adapted for passing through arthroscopic portals. The distal end of the shaft engages the suture anchor. The...
5749899 Intraosseous anchoring method and device  
An automatic intraosseous anchoring device has a conical member with a bottom and a tip. The conical member has an inner frusto-conical cutout extending from the bottom of the conical member toward...
5746752 Double-diameter knot pusher  
A disposable, double-diameter knot pusher for use in arthroscopic surgery. The knot pusher is formed of two telescoped tubes, specifically, an inner, smaller diameter pusher tube slidably disposed...
5746751 Vascular suturing apparatus  
There is disclosed an apparatus for suturing vascular tissue sections which includes first and second arms pivotally connected together and each having a needle receiving recess and a needle...
5746757 Suturing jig and method for using same  
A suturing jig for attaching strands of tissue for use as a ligament replacement in cruciate ligament reconstruction. The suturing jig is provided with two pivotally attached arms having at their...
5747637 Bioabsorbable polymer and process for preparing the same  
A bioabsorbable, ternary block copolymer consisting essentially of (A) polylactic acid segment, (B) poly(ε-caprolactone) segment and (C) polyglycolic acid segment, preparation process of the block...
5746754 Method of using a surgical repair kit  
A suture passer comprises a longitudinally extending hollow cannula having a central passage slidingly receivable of a surgical suture; a manually graspable handle connected to the hollow cannula...
5741278 Endoscopic suture placement tool  
A surgical tool for endoscopic suture placement which permits a surgeon to place controlled and precise internal ligatures. The tool utilizes a drive rod including an articulating or deflecting...
5741281 Suture securing apparatus  
A suture securing apparatus for positioning a suture securing device having a passage therethrough. The apparatus includes a holding member having at one end a handle and at the other end means for...