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Patent US7976553 - Surgical suturing apparatus with detachable handle - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsA surgical suturing apparatus includes a suture housing, a needle mounted within the suture housing for movement about an arcuate path, a drive assembly operably associated with the needle for controlling movement of the needle with a suture secured thereto about the arcuate path in a manner facilitating...http://www.google.com/patents/US7976553?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7976553 - Surgical suturing apparatus with detachable handleAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7976553 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/394,178Publication dateJul 12, 2011Filing dateMar 31, 2006Priority dateJun 13, 2005Also published asCA2582916A1, CA2582921A1, CA2582964A1, CA2583071A1, CA2583135A1, CA2583324A1, CN101044997A, CN101044997B, CN101044999A, CN101045000A, CN101045000B, CN101045001A, CN101045001B, CN101045002A, CN101045002B, CN101045004A, CN101045004B, DE602007002429D1, EP1839585A2, EP1839585A3, EP1839585B1, EP1839586A2, EP1839586A3, EP1839586B1, EP1839587A2, EP1839587A3, EP1839588A1, EP1839588B1, EP1839589A2, EP1839589A3, EP1839589B1, EP1839590A1, US7828812, US7833236, US7887554, US8500756, US20060282090, US20060282092, US20060282095, US20060282096, US20060282097, US20060282098Publication number11394178, 394178, US 7976553 B2, US 7976553B2, US-B2-7976553, US7976553 B2, US7976553B2InventorsFrederick E. Shelton, IV, Michael J. Stokes, Mark S. OrtizOriginal AssigneeEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (112), Non-Patent Citations (8), Classifications (51), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSurgical suturing apparatus with detachable handleUS 7976553 B2Abstract A surgical suturing apparatus includes a suture housing, a needle mounted within the suture housing for movement about an arcuate path, a drive assembly operably associated with the needle for controlling movement of the needle with a suture secured thereto about the arcuate path in a manner facilitating application of the suture to tissue, a handle, an elongated flexible member having a distal end attached to the suture housing and a proximal end attached to the handle, and a mechanism for releasing and reattaching the handle to the flexible member.
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method for endoluminal therapy* Cited by examinerNon-Patent CitationsReference1International Search Report dated Aug. 16, 2007; International Application No. 07251401.2International Search Report dated Jul. 21 2008; International Application No. 07251429.3International Search Report dated Jun. 13, 2007; International Application No. 07251430.4International Search Report dated Jun. 13, 2007; International Application No. 07251438.5International Search Report dated Jun. 13, 2008; International Application No. 07251397.6International Search Report dated Jun. 17, 2008; International Application No. 07251391.7International Search Report dated Jun. 17, 2008; International Application No. 07251429.8International Search Report dated Jun. 19, 2008; International Application No. 07251414.Classifications U.S. Classification606/144, 606/148, 606/139, 606/145International ClassificationA61B17/04Cooperative ClassificationA61B2019/5276, A61B2017/00296, A61B2017/00407, A61B2017/0608, A61B1/313, A61B17/00491, A61B1/00133, A61B2017/00469, A61B5/026, A61B2017/00477, A61B2017/0479, A61B1/00094, A61B2017/06185, A61B17/0469, A61B17/0466, A61B2019/4857, A61B2017/306, A61B5/0261, A61B1/0014, A61B2017/00561, A61B1/005, A61B2017/0496, A61B1/00087, A61B17/06066, A61B17/0487, A61B17/062, A61B19/5244, A61B2017/00292, A61B2019/5236, A61B2019/307, A61B2017/06076, A61B2017/00022, A61B19/52, A61B17/0493, A61B1/2736, A61B17/0482European ClassificationA61B1/005, A61B1/273D, A61B17/06N, A61B17/04E, A61B17/062, A61B17/04G, A61B1/00H2, A61B1/00H8, A61B1/00E4H6, A61B1/00E4H3Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionMay 8, 2006ASAssignmentOwner name: ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC., OHIOFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:STOKES, MICHAEL J.;ORTIZ, MARK S.;SHELTON, IV, FREDERICKE.;REEL/FRAME:017583/0853Effective date: 20060418RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI 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