US 12,295,567 B2
Surgical tool for abdominal suture
Renato Costi, Parma (IT)
Assigned to SMARTCLOSER SURGICAL DEVICES SOCIETA' A RESPONSABILITA' LIMITATA, Parma (IT)
Appl. No. 18/000,045
Filed by SMARTCLOSER SURGICAL DEVICES SOCIETA' A RESPONSABILITA' LIMITATA, Parma (IT)
PCT Filed Jun. 7, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/065176
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 28, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/249947, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 16, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 102020000013720 (IT), filed on Jun. 9, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2025/0017583 A1, Jan. 16, 2025
Int. Cl. A61B 17/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0469 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/047 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0472 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical tool for abdominal suture, comprising:
an elongated body comprising a distal end and a proximal handle, and further comprising a lateral pair of notches in between said distal end and said proximal handle, said elongated body having an oval or elliptical cross-section, wherein the pair of notches are further transversally aligned on a major axis of said oval or elliptical cross-section;
a pair of needles housed in said distal end having needle tips directed towards said proximal handle, said pair of needles being configured to longitudinally slide and engage said needle tips with said pair of notches;
a suture thread with respective terminations fixed to said pair of needles; and
a mover device configured to proximally move said pair of needles in engagement with said pair of notches, and further configured to further proximally move said pair of needles beyond said pair of notches, wherein said mover device comprises:
a first rod, which is operable by said proximal handle and configured for removable connection to said pair of needles, to proximally move said pair of needles in engagement with said pair of notches; and
a second rod, which is operable by said proximal handle and configured for further connection to said pair of needles, to further move said pair of needles in a more proximal position with respect to said pair of notches.