Patent ID: 8382772
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: A61B,A61M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A gastropexy kit, comprising: a plurality of hollow safety needle assemblies used in the percutaneous fixation of a hollow organ, each safety needle assembly comprising: a needle including: a needle shaft having a sharp open distal end with a slot therein and an open proximal end, the needle shaft being configured to hold an object in the distal end of the needle, and a needle hub at the proximal end of the needle shaft, the needle hub having an opening therethrough which is continuous with an opening provided through the shaft of the needle, the needle hub including at least a first recess and a second recess thereon; a stylus including: a stylus shaft including a blunt distal end and a proximal end, and a stylus hub at the proximal end of the stylus shaft, the stylus hub including at least one retainer which extends a distance away from the stylus such that, when the stylus shaft is positioned inside of the needle shaft, the blunt distal end of the stylus shaft extends a distance toward the open distal end of the needle shaft and, when the stylus hub is positioned inside the needle hub, the retainer is positioned such that at least a portion of the retainer exerts a transverse pressure on an inner surface of the needle hub causing resistance to axial movement of the stylus shaft; and a fastener having a suture coupled thereto, the fastener positioned in the distal end of the needle shaft with the suture extending through the slot; wherein the stylus shaft is held in a first position when the portion of the retainer is positioned in the first recess of the needle hub such that the blunt distal end of the stylus resists movement toward the open distal end of the needle and is retained within the shaft of the needle, and when the stylus hub is pushed to move the blunt distal end of the stylus through and beyond the sharp open distal end of the needle shaft, the stylus moves within the needle shaft and contacts the fastener therein thereby ejecting the fastener from the needle shaft such that the blunt distal end extends beyond the sharp distal end of the needle and the portion of the retainer is positioned in the second recess in the needle hub, thereby rendering the safety needle assembly in a blunted condition, the stylus configured to non-releasably couple to the needle to provide an unmovable position of the stylus with respect to the needle to maintain the blunted condition; and a suture retention hub coupled to a portion of each suture, the suture retention hub comprising a first base including an upper surface; and a second base moveably coupled to the first base, at least one of the first base and the second base formed to include at least one aperture therethough; wherein when the second base is positioned substantially at a 90 degree angle relative to the upper surface of the first base, the suture positioned through the aperture is moveable through the suture retention hub, and wherein when the second base is positioned substantially parallel to the upper surface of the first base, the suture positioned through the aperture is not moveable through the suture retention hub.