Ephraim Akyuz;Daniel Justin;M. Mary Sinnott;Andrew R. Fauth;Daniel J. Triplett;Jason Glad;Douglas M. Lorang;Matthew C. Summitt;Joseph A. Fritz
发明人:
Ephraim Akyuz,Andrew R. Fauth,Joseph A. Fritz,Jason Glad,Daniel Justin,Douglas M. Lorang,Matthew C. Summitt,M. Mary Sinnott,Daniel J. Triplett
申请号：
US12728768
公开号：
US08177796B2
申请日:
2010.03.22
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
An endoscopic surgical instrument for passing a suture through tissue includes a first jaw member, a needle, and a capture feature actuable to grip and retain the suture after the suture has been passed through a tissue body. An actuation mechanism can both move the needle between retracted and extended positions, and move the capture feature between open and closed configurations, via a single actuation. The capture feature may be a trap door which is axially translatable relative to the first jaw member to overlap a portion of the first jaw member and trap a portion of the suture between the trap door and the overlapped portion. The first jaw member may be movable relative to a second jaw member to grasp a tissue body. The instrument can grasp a tissue body, pass the suture through the tissue, capture and retain the suture without being repositioned relative to the tissue.
