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5531763 Suture cinching apparatus  
The disclosure contemplates a device for cinching surgical sutures, an applicator for applying the device, a dispenser for dispensing the device, an endoscopic kit including the above and a method...
5527323 Surgical instrument for tying a knot in a length of suture at a remote location  
A surgical instrument facilitates tying of a knot in a length of suture material at a remote surgical location. The instrument is comprised of an inner rod having a length of suture wrapped over...
5527341 Resorbable tendon and bone augmentation device  
The device is implantable in the living body for attachment and augmentation of tendons and/or reinforcement of bones. It comprises a substantially flat membrane having a rounded outer shape and at...
5522820 Method and apparatus for suturing tissue  
A method and apparatus for use in suturing tissue using a suture material. The apparatus includes first and second clamping members which are able to draw the suture material through the tissue....
5522884 Holder for adjustable mitral & tricuspid annuloplasty rings  
A holder that aids the implantation of adjustable annuloplasty rings. The holder has an annular recess around its periphery, into which the inner portion annuloplasty ring containing the drawstring...
5522821 Apparatus for grasping a suturing device to ease withdrawal  
A device for gauging the depth of suture penetration and for easing the withdrawal of a suturing device is provided. The device has a sheath with a closed end, where the interior of the sheath is...
5520703 Laparoscopic deschamp and associated suturing technique  
A laparoscopic suturing device includes an elongate shaft having a distal end and a proximal end and an arcuate tissue piercing element permanently fixed to the shaft at the distal end, the arcuate...
5520702 Method and apparatus for applying a cinch member to the ends of a suture  
A surgical apparatus and method of use is provided for applying and maintaining a securing member upon a length of suture material which extends from body tissue. The apparatus essentially...
5507796 Method of suspending a pelvic organ and instrument for performing the method  
A surgical instrument having a body, a tissue engaging and manipulating finger, and first structure for mounting the finger to the body. The finger has second structure thereon at first and second...
5507755 Apparatus and method for closing puncture wounds  
An apparatus for suturing deep puncture wounds utilizes a capturing member which is pivotally mounted to the distal end of an elongate rod. During use, the capturing member is inserted into a body...
5507758 Insertable suture grasping probe guide, and methodology for using same  
A surgical instrument, guide and method capable of being used for closure of peritoneum fascia, occlusion of bleeding vessels such as inferior epigastric, and for all uses related to accurately...
5507756 Apparatus for cinching a knot on a surgical suture  
An apparatus for facilitating the tying of a knot in a flexible line that has a first portion extending through a tissue/organ and first and second free ends extending away from the first portion...
5501691 Verres needle suturing device  
A Verres needle suturing device. The spring loaded probe of a Verres needle assembly is modified to include an angled guide for guiding the end of a piece of suture material from the channel of the...
5501688 Surgical device for manipulating wire  
A single surgical instrument to both pass a wire under a bone and twist the ends of the wire together is comprised of a hooked member mounted to a handle assembly. The hooked member has a notch to...
5501692 Laparoscopic suture snare  
An instrument for facilitating the use of sutures in laparoscopic surgical procedures includes a hollow housing defining an internal cavity. A plunger extends within the cavity of the housing and...
5499991 Endoscopic needle with suture retriever  
A suture retriever and method for manipulating suture during endoscopic surgical procedures. The suture retriever has an elongated housing provided with a needle tip and a lateral opening situated...
5496337 Device for gauging suture depth  
A device for gauging the depth of suture penetration is provided. The device has a sheath with a closed end, where the interior of the sheath is sized to fit over a finger, and a plurality of tines...
5496332 Wound closure apparatus and method for its use  
A wound closure apparatus and a method for its use are described. The apparatus includes a trilumen tubular member dimensioned to be positioned within a blood vessel through a conventional catheter...
5496331 Knot-forming instrument and method of forming knots  
A knot forming instrument forms a knot of a thread inside an abdominal cavity of a patient. This instrument includes an control rod to be inserted into a communicating tube which communicates the...
5490856 Purse string stapler  
An improved surgical stapler for applying a suture to a tissue is provided. The surgical stapler includes handles and a stapling assembly for emplacing a suture and staples into tissue as a purse...
5490858 Method and apparatus for handling suturing needles  
A method and apparatus for handling suture needles, and for suturing, is disclosed in which a sterile, needle pervious retaining material is provided. A suturing needle contaminated with biological...
5483009 Polymer derived from cyclic amide and medical devices manufactured therefrom  
A moldable and/or extrudable polymer which is useful for the manufacture of surgical devices such as sutures, staples, clips, etc., possesses structural units derived from a cyclic amide monomer...
5480407 Suturing instrument with hemorrhaging control  
A suturing instrument for impeding the flow of blood around a suturing site comprises a substantially rigid shaft having opposite ends which are distal and proximal relative to a person holding the...
5476469 Apparatus and method for positive closure of an internal tissue membrane opening  
The invention provides a device having two components: a needle advancing apparatus slidable longitudinally along a catheter to advance needles into a tissue membrane, such as a blood vessel wall,...
5476470 Trocar site suturing device  
A device for suturing closed laparoscopic trocar sites to reduce the incidence of incisional herniation. A pair of needles, hollow and having an eyelet adjacent the pointed end, are secured to a...
5474568 Instrument for closing trocar puncture wounds  
A surgical instrument for applying sutures through body tissue including a handle assembly, an elongated housing removably mounted to said handle assembly and having a proximal end portion and a...
5470338 Instrument for closing trocar puncture wounds  
A novel surgical instrument for applying sutures through body tissue including an elongated body having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, at least one needle carrier member...
5466241 Ligature and/or suture system for endoscopic surgery  
A ligature and/or suture system for endoscopic surgery, comprising, in combination: a tie for ligature or for suture, slidably mounted in the longitudinal channel of a separate tubular endpiece;...
5462561 Suture device  
An apparatus is provided for suturing a perforation in a side wall of a patient's blood vessel. The apparatus includes an outer sheath having a longitudinal passage defined therethrough. The outer...
5462562 Suture passer and method of using  
A suture passer including a stainless steel cylinder that has a rubber gasket at one end adapted to provide a seal through which laparoscopic forceps may be inserted. The suture passer further...
5454820 Method of tying knots using a 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....
5454822 Apparatus for clamping and cutting viscera  
An apparatus for clamping and cutting viscera in abdominal or thoracic cavities has an elongated tubular support for two toothed jaws which are pivoted to one end of the support. The latter can...
5454821 System for the application of knots in surgical suture material  
A system for the application of knots in surgical suture material consists of a pre-knotted surgical suture means (1) and a surgical knot applicator. The pre-knotted surgical suture means (1) has a...
5449367 Pre-tied knot for surgical use and method of using same  
A pre-tied suturing knot for use with a surgical needle for endoscopic procedures and the method for making and using the pre-tied knot for tying the suture in situ. The pre-tied knot is tied from...
5447512 Controller for intracorporeal knot tying apparatus  
A controller for an intracorporeal knot tying device including a hollow handle housing and a slider operator captured in the handle for linear motion between proximal and distal positions. The...
5439470 Suture throw rundown tool  
An improved suture throw rundown tool particularly useful in laparascopic and similar surgical procedures is provided which includes an elongated shaft having a proximal end and a first distal tip,...
5439467 Suture passer  
A suture passer of the type adapted for releasably retaining a suture is disclosed. The suture passer has a handle and an elongate tubular probe guide extending in a distal direction from the...
5437682 Medical knot tying instrument and method for use thereof  
A medical knot tying instrument having a first member including proximal and distal ends, a gripping mechanism for releasably gripping a first length of suture proximate the distal end of the first...
5433722 Ligature carrier for endoscopic use  
A surgical instrument having a surgeon operable control handle for advancing a needle to pierce tissue and to carry a ligature through the pierced tissue.
5431670 Surgical suturing instrument  
The suturing instrument of the present invention uses an electromagnet to position, orient and hold a needle at the end of an elongated barrel, thereby eliminating the mechanical jaws which are...
5423833 Surgical suturing instrument  
A surgical suturing instrument has a first arm and a second arm which start with their proximal ends from a connection part and contain intermediate area attached to distal ends. A part of the...
5423837 Surgical knot pusher  
A surgical knot pusher, including a body shaft, a tip arranged on one end of the body shaft, and a slot in a sidewall of the tip for manipulating suture material extending through an opening in an...
5423836 Endoscopic knot tying tool and method  
A method and a tool for tying a stitch knot. The tool comprises a first elongated member and a grasping member. The first elongated member includes a helix on one end. The helix has a filament...
5417701 Surgical instrument with magnetic needle holder  
A suturing instrument for use in endoscopic surgery includes at one end of an elongated barrel a pair of jaws to grasp and release a needle. Within one of the jaws a recessed magnet properly...
5415666 Tethered clamp retractor  
The invention provides a tissue manipulation system including a tethered clamp, a clamp applicator for positioning the clamp through a trocar sleeve and applying the clamp to a tissue location in...
5413583 Force limiting arrangement for needle holder for endoscopic surgery  
A needle holder for endoscopic surgery consists of a front forceps with clamping jaws, an instrument tube in which a longitudinally displaceable pull rod is guided, and a rearward grip arrangement...
5405352 Suture knot, method for its formation and use, and knot forming apparatus  
Disclosed is a novel slipknot for use as a suture knot in surgical procedures along with a simplified method for such knot's formation and a pre-formed suture system which provides a protoknot of...
5405354 Suture driver  
A suture driver for clamping a suture in the hollow passage and a recessed channel thereof and manipulating the suture to and from a surgical site. The driver includes an outer member tube having a...
5403332 Maritsa tissue approximator and method of using the same  
This invention comprises an instrument for peritoneal approximation following the application of mesh in a laparoscopic herniorrhaphy or for approximating any tissues that could physically reach...
5403330 Suture knot pusher  
An improved laparoscopic suture knot pusher or a ligator comprising an elongated and slender shaft with both ends having specific functions. One end serves as the handle and the other is knot...
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