Patent ID: 11918202
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A suture device for use in combination with an endoscope including a lumen extending through the endoscope, the suture device comprising:
a needle usable to carry a suture;
a distal shuttle configured to releasably secure the needle;
a sleeve disposable over the distal shuttle, the distal shuttle movable relative to the sleeve between a locked position in which the needle is locked to the distal shuttle and an unlocked position in which the needle is releasable from the distal shuttle;
a shaft operably coupled to the sleeve;
a control wire extending through the shaft and operably coupled to the distal shuttle via a yoke;
a distal endcap configured to be securable to the distal end of the endoscope, the distal endcap configured to releasably engage and disengage the needle, the endcap configured to engage the needle when the needle is advanced distally into the endcap, and to release the needle when the needle is locked to the distal shuttle and the distal shuttle is withdrawn proximally; and
a user interface configured to allow a user to manipulate the control wire relative to the shaft in order to move the distal shuttle between its locked position and its unlocked position.