US Patent No: 4,935,027

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Surgical suture instrument with remotely controllable suture material advancement

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The invention relates to surgical instruments and methods for effecting suturing of tissue that can be controlled from a position remote from the suture site. The invention provides for the continuous feed of suture material through opposed forcep jaw members between which the tissue segments are interposed to expedite the suturing process and enable suturing to be accomplished at remote internal sites of the body incident to various endoscopic procedures.

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Yoon, InBae 2101 Highland Ridge Dr., Phoenix, MD 21131 223 16139

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AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
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5,792,152 Device and method for suturing of internal puncture sites 162 1996
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5,860,991 Method for the percutaneous suturing of a vascular puncture site 226 1997
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6,358,258 Device and method for performing end-to-side anastomosis 127 1999
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6,730,102 Systems, devices and methods for deploying needles 3 2000
6,517,553 Device and method for suturing of internal puncture sites 62 2001
7,048,747 Device and method for performing end-to-side anastomosis 52 2001
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7,445,626 Device and method for suturing tissue 21 2003
7,390,328 Device and method for suturing of internal puncture sites 41 2003
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7,462,188 Device and method for suturing intracardiac defects 27 2004
8,083,754 Vascular suturing device with needle capture 1 2005
7,883,517 Vascular suturing device 8 2005
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UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION (24)
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ARTHROCARE CORPORATION (20)
6,533,795 Dual function suturing apparatus and method 72 2000
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ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (17)
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YOON, INBAE (3)
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ORTHOPEDIC SYSTEMS, INC. (2)
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RICHARDSON, PHILIP (2)
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ABBOTT VASCULAR INC. (1)
8,048,108 Vascular closure methods and apparatuses 0 2009
 
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5,643,292 Percutaneous suturing device 108 1995
 
AXYA MEDICAL, INC. (1)
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (1)
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HENRY FORD HOSPITAL (1)
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THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION (1)
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5,403,346 Self-affixing suture assembly 65 1992
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5,330,488 Verres needle suturing kit 89 1993
5,368,596 Augmented awl for creating channels in human bone tissue 27 1993
5,387,221 Set of tools for suturing in deep surgical apertures or body cavities 123 1993
5,425,736 Ligature tool to tension and fasten clips on surgical tubing 16 1993
5,454,823 Suturing apparatus 171 1994
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5,665,109 Methods and apparatus for suturing tissue 166 1994
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5,643,295 Methods and apparatus for suturing tissue 177 1995
5,665,096 Needle driving apparatus and methods of suturing tissue 129 1995
5,632,753 Surgical procedures 83 1995
5,571,120 Ligating instrument and methods of ligating tissue in endoscopic operative procedures 80 1995
5,690,653 Suturing apparatus 109 1995
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5,759,188 Suturing instrument with rotatably mounted needle driver and catcher 152 1996
5,797,958 Endoscopic grasping instrument with scissors 198 1996
5,797,939 Endoscopic scissors with longitudinal operating channel 51 1996
6,143,005 Suturing instrument with rotatably mounted offset needle holder and method of using the same 76 1997
6,080,180 Surgical instrument with rotatably mounted offset end effector and method of using the same 74 1997
5,984,932 Suturing instrument with one or more spreadable needle holders mounted for arcuate movement 149 1997
5,984,939 Multifunctional grasping instrument with cutting member and operating channel for use in endoscopic and non-endoscopic procedures 177 1997
5,921,993 Methods of endoscopic tubal ligation 94 1997
5,993,466 Suturing instrument with multiple rotatably mounted spreadable needle holders 154 1997
6,126,665 Surgical instrument with arcuately movable offset end effectors and method of using the same 83 1997
5,984,933 Apparatus for suturing tissue 95 1997
5,954,731 Surgical instrument with multiple rotatably mounted spreadable end effectors 200 1997
5,993,467 Suturing instrument with rotatably mounted spreadable needle holder 94 1997
5,957,937 Suturing instrument with spreadable needle holder mounted for arcuate movement 113 1997
5,908,429 Methods of anatomical tissue ligation 44 1997
5,954,733 Suturing instrument with rotatably mounted needle driver and catcher 95 1998
6,159,224 Multiple needle suturing instrument and method 40 1999
6,331,182 Medical twisting device and method for forming a surgical closure 10 1999
6,261,307 Method of using surgical instrument with rotatably mounted offset end effector 84 2000
7,048,748 Automatic surgical suturing instrument and method 16 2001
6,638,283 Surgical suture passer 18 2002
8,128,641 Surgical coils and methods of deploying 0 2008
8,287,553 Eluting coils and methods of deploying and retrieving 0 2010
8,425,490 Dynamic liposculpting method 0 2011