Patent ID: 11963676
Assignee: ACTIV SURGICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for tying a suture knot, comprising:
(a) throwing a stitch at a target location on a tissue of a patient using a suturing end effector to form a first suture line and a second suture line extending out of the target location;
(b) grasping the first suture line with one of a first grasper and a second grasper and cutting the first suture line, wherein cutting the first suture line comprises grasping the first suture line using the first and second graspers at spaced apart locations and retracting the first and second graspers to engage the first suture line with a cutting blade to sever the first suture line;
(c) manipulating the suturing end effector and the first and second graspers to tie the suture knot using the first and second suture lines; and
(d) tightening the suture knot onto the tissue using the first and second graspers.