Inventors:
Henry H. Hamilton - Hillsborough CA, US
Yuri Belman - Mountain View CA, US
Alexander Borisovich Zatyuryukin - Moscow, RU
Patricia A. Moore - Incline Village NV, US
Assignee:
Suturenetics, Inc. - Incline Village NV
International Classification:
A61B 17/04
US Classification:
606145, 606144, 606147, 606148
Abstract:
Medical suturing devices, systems, and methods will be useful for endoscopic or open surgeries, including ear, nose, and throat procedures. Articulation motions may be transferred from a handle to needle grasping jaws using an axial movement of a shaft. Portions of the devices may be disposable, replaceable, and/or reusable, with different needle-grasping jaws and/or different elongate extension bodies having different configurations optionally being selectably coupleably to an articulatable handle and housing so as to allow the user to configure the device for a particular procedure.