WINGARDNER, THOMAS,FOWLER, DAVID N.,TAYLOR, ERIC J.
申请号:
CA2665627
公开号:
CA2665627C
申请日:
2007.10.05
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要:
An endoscopic stitching device includes a tool assembly having a pair of juxtaposed jaws pivotally associated with one another, each jaw defining a needle receiving recess formed in a tissue contacting surface thereof a drive assembly including a pair of concentric, individually rotatably and translatably supported barrels, each barrel defining a central lumen therethrough and a pair of axially translatable needle engaging blades slidably supported, one each, in a respective jaw. The stitching device further includes a center rod slidably and rotatably disposed through the lumen of the barrels, a distal end of the center rod being operatively engaged with the pair of jaws.