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7621924 Method and apparatus for radical prostatectomy anastomosis including an anchor for engaging a body vessel and deployable sutures  
Apparatus for performing a surgical anastomosis include a sleeve, a tubular body ( 220 ) configured and adapted to be slidably received within the sleeve, a firing head operatively coupled to a...
7615062 Suture guide and ruptured tissue repair  
Suturing tissue methods may include positioning a suture guide so that its tissue guard overlies or supports the tissue and its flanking post flanks a first tissue side. A first needle and attached...
7615060 Endoscopic suturing device  
An endoscopic apparatus for the continuous application of a suture includes a suturing body that is shaped and dimensioned for attachment to the distal end of a commercially available endoscope in...
7615059 Surgical suture passers and methods  
A surgical instrument for suturing soft tissue is disclosed. The surgical instrument is capable of probing tissue, and preferably provides tactile feedback concerning the condition of the tissue....
7608085 Catheter having end including grooved needle guides  
A catheter for use in suturing conduit shaped tissue within a subjects body, which includes a flexible tubular member having a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and a lumen therebetween....
7608084 Suturing instrument and method  
Tissue suturing instruments and methods of using same are provided. The tissue suturing instruments are designed and configured for suturing tissue grasped thereby to soft tissue as well as to hard...
7601161 Suturing device  
A suturing device for suturing a portion of biological tissue includes a needle attached to a suture, a needle holder that releasably holds the needle, and a needle driver adapted to be advanced...
7588583 Suturing device, system and method  
Improved medical suturing devices, systems, and methods may hold a suture needle at a fixed location relative to a handle of the device, allowing the surgeon to grasp and manipulate the handle of...
7585305 Suture passing instrument  
A suture passing instrument having a body housing a shape-memory wire, a jaw, a hand mechanism for articulating the jaw relative to a tip, an actuator, and a pusher for advancing the wire through...
7582097 Suture welding system and method  
A suture welding system for fixedly attaching a first length of suture to a second length of suture includes an electrosurgical energy source and a suture welding device. The suture welding device...
7582096 Forward deploying suturing device and methods of use  
Sutures can be placed in difficult to access areas of the human body with devices, and related methods, utilizing a needle carrier. The devices and methods can be used in conjunction with both...
7572267 Method and apparatus for radical prostatectomy anastomosis including an anchor for engaging a body vessel and deployable sutures  
A radical prostatectomy anastomosis device including a cartridge having a plurality of anchors ( 174 ) slidably disposed in a plurality of distally angled radial channels formed in the cartridge...
7572265 Method and apparatus for passing a suture  
A suture pushing device includes a handle, a shaft extending from the handle, and a suturing head at the distal end of the shaft. The suturing head includes a first jaw and a second jaw. The first...
7544199 Linear suturing apparatus and methods  
A suturing instrument and methods for placing mattress stitches in soft tissues comprises an elongate shaft with a stationary jaw and a movable jaw disposed at a distal end thereof. The movable jaw...
7534248 Anastomosing instrument  
The present invention aims to provide an anastomosing instrument that can anastomose biological tissue with surety. This anastomosing instrument has an inserted portion, which is inserted into a...
7530985 Endoscopic suturing system  
An endoscopic treatment device is used with an endoscope. This treatment device includes a transmission member with a flexible structure having a distal end portion to be inserted into a body and...
7527633 Methods and devices for the treatment of urinary incontinence  
Methods and devices for treating female stress urinary incontinence are disclosed. The methods include transvaginally accessing the pelvic cavity and introducing a suburethral sling into the...
7488335 Device for ligating an anatomical structure  
A device for ligating an oblong anatomical structure having a ligature element. A proximal portion of the ligature element may have a keeper and the distal portion may have a barb which is slidably...
7470276 Multifunctional forceps set and loop ligature co-used therewith  
A multifunctional forceps set which integrates two important surgical procedures of incision and ligation into a continuous working procedure. The forceps set is co-used with two loop ligatures...
7462188 Device and method for suturing intracardiac defects  
In accordance with the present invention there is provided a suturing device. The suturing device includes a length of suture that will be delivered to the site of the PFO and placed through the...
7449024 Suturing device with split arm and method of suturing tissue  
A device for suturing an opening in a tissue, having an elongated shaft, at least two arms movable to a deployed positioning which the arms are non-perpendicular to the shaft, the arms having...
7442198 Suturing instrument with multi-load cartridge  
Suturing instruments in accordance with the invention are dimensioned and configured to apply sutures to approximate, ligate, or fixate tissue in, for example, open, mini-incision, trans-vaginal,...
7407505 Running stitch suturing device  
An instrument and method for suturing wound closures is provided having a handle, shaft and suture engagement mechanism. The instrument provides for multiple placements or “bites” of suture in...
7402166 Devices and methods for positioning sutures  
A device that facilitates the placement of one or more needles and their attached sutures in the body of a surgical patient is disclosed. The device contains one or more needle guide channels in...
7399304 Endoscopic tissue apposition device with multiple suction ports  
An improved endoscopic tissue apposition device ( 50 ) having multiple suction ports ( 86 ) permits multiple folds of tissue to be captured in the suction ports ( 86 ) with a single positioning of...
7390332 Methods and devices for repairing tissue  
A suture anchor system for repairing torn or damaged tissue is provided and generally includes a first suture anchor having at least one length of suture attached thereto, and a second suture...
7390328 Device and method for suturing of internal puncture sites  
A method of closing a puncture in a blood vessel wall, including: positioning a suture placement device in a tissue tract and into a puncture in the blood vessel wall, the placement device having a...
7381210 Mitral valve repair system and method for use  
The present invention is directed to various systems for repairing tissue within the heart of a patient. The mitral valve repair system of the present invention comprises a guide catheter having a...
7377927 Systems, devices and methods for suturing patient tissue  
A method of suturing patient tissue together is provided. The method comprises positioning a suture placement device adjacent patient tissue, the suture placement device having a body and a suture...
7377926 Suturing apparatus and method  
A suturing apparatus comprises a pair of jaws. A bendable needle housed in one of the jaws is adapted to carry a suture. An optional suture receiver may be disposed adjacent to the opposite jaw. A...
7374530 Catheter-based tissue remodeling devices and methods  
Devices and methods utilizing a catheter to remodel soft tissue of a patient and, in a preferred embodiment, to reduce the volume of the left ventricle of a heart. In one embodiment, one or more...
7357807 Integrated anastomosis tool with graft vessel attachment device and cutting device  
An integrated anastomosis tool both creates an opening in a side wall of a target blood vessel and performs an anastomosis procedure to connect a graft vessel to a side of the target blood vessel...
7354443 Surgical suturing machine  
An endoscopic suturing machine is provided with a housing, with a housing upper part ( 2, 4 ) for accommodating drives ( 20, 50, 60 and 80 ) for the stitch-forming tools ( 11, 12 ), with a...
7338504 Cycling suturing and knot-tying device  
A cycling suturing and knot-tying device is characterized by an arcuate fixed, grooved or recessed way provided in a correspondingly-shaped support frame for accommodating a curved needle fitted...
7338502 Systems and methods for soft tissue reconstruction  
Suture-based fasteners and fastening methods for soft tissue reconstruction are described that can include a needle tip swaged onto two sutures and loaded onto the end of a curved needle shaft. The...
7331970 Pull locking rotational action needle driver  
A pull-locking rotational action needle driver that comprises an ergonomically designed handle and an integrated locking system that permits left and right handed surgeons to perform the surgical...
7329271 High strength suture with absorbable core  
A novel high tensile strength semi-absorbable composite suture with minimized non-absorbable mass. The suture has a core made from a bioabsorbable polymer. The core is covered by a braided sheath....
7329264 Instrument handle for storing suture and needles  
An instrument handle for storing of suture which can be easily accessed by a surgeon. The handle is provided with a cavity for housing sutures and needles. The cavity is accessed by opening a...
7329263 Method and device for securing body tissue  
A suture and a suture retainer are positioned relative to body tissue. Ultrasonic vibratory energy is utilized to heat the suture retainer and effect a bonding of portions of the suture retainer to...
7326222 Suture tensioning device  
A device for tensioning suture which includes two telescopically slidable cannulated tubes. An adjustment wheel is coupled to and turns a threaded post which is threadingly engaged with the...
7326221 Ligature and suture device for medical application, and ligaturing and suturing method for medical application  
A ligature and suture device for medical application includes a distal end insertion portion, a needle body, a ligature tool, and an operation section. The operation section includes a housing that...
7320693 Methods and instruments for closing laparoscopic trocar puncture wounds  
An instrument for applying a suture to a trocar wound includes an obturator coupled to a central shaft and a coaxially disposed skin pressure plate. The obturator and skin pressure plate are...
7316694 Surgical suturing apparatus  
A surgical suturing device has a body with a “J”-shaped suturing needle attached. One end of a movable arm is pivotably attached to the body so that the other end of the movable arm may swing...
7300444 Surgical system and method for connecting hollow tissue structures  
A system for performing anastomosis between a graft vessel and a target vessel includes a tissue effector that may be configured to deploy a user-selectable number of connectors. The system...
7290494 Method for manufacturing stent-grafts  
A sewing machine is provided which is capable of sewing reinforcing wire to tubular grafts in order to form stent grafts. A bobbin (which may be seated in a shuttle) carries a bottom thread through...
7270672 Rod for transferring and tightening knotted suture into patient's body  
A knot placer has a rod ( 10 ) connecting a handle end ( 11 ) to a working end ( 12 ). The working end ( 12 ) has a closed leg eyelet ( 15 ) and a slit leg eyelet ( 16 ). A slidable knot ( 27 ),...
7270671 Semi-automatic suture device for using surgical thread  
The present invention provides an implantable device for semiautomatic suturing using a surgical thread, the suturing enabling biological and/or artificial tissues to be united, the device...
7261722 Apparatus and method for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease  
A minimally invasive surgical procedure is disclosed which includes the steps forming a fold of tissue, extending one or more needles through the fold of tissue, deploying a tissue fastener from an...
7235087 Articulating suturing device and method  
Devices, systems, and methods for suturing of body lumens allow the suturing of vascular puncture sites located at the distal end of a percutaneous tissue tract. An elongated articulated foot near...
7235086 Crimping instrument with motion limiting feature  
A surgical crimping instrument for crimping a sleeve including an anvil and a hammer moveable relative to each other to crimp the sleeve, a pusher movable longitudinally and engaging the hammer...