US 12,011,161 B2
Suture needle adaptors for delivering suture needles through cannulas while simultaneously visualizing the delivery of the suture needles through the cannulas
Doug Souls, Andover, NJ (US); Robert Rousseau, Ottsville, PA (US); Alexander M. Cannara, Roseland, NJ (US); Noha Elmouelhi, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US); Jared Schneider, Union, NJ (US); and Wayne Holloway, Phillipsburg, NJ (US)
Assigned to Ethicon, Inc., Raritan, NJ (US)
Filed by Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US)
Filed on Jan. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/154,088.
Prior Publication US 2022/0225983 A1, Jul. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/06066 (2013.01) [A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01); A61B 1/0661 (2013.01); A61B 17/06128 (2013.01); A61B 1/00013 (2013.01); A61B 1/00131 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00296 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0034 (2013.01); A61B 90/361 (2016.02)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A needle camera adaptor, comprising:
an elongated body having a proximal end configured to be releasably attached to a distal end of an endoscope, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis that extends from the proximal end to the distal end, the elongated body including a tube-shaped outer wall that extends from the proximal end to the distal end of the elongated body;
a lumen extending along the longitudinal axis of the elongated body from the proximal end to a distal opening in the distal end of the elongated body;
a lateral access opening formed in the tube-shaped outer wall that provides lateral access to the lumen, wherein the lateral access opening is located in a central region of the elongated body that is between the proximal and distal ends of the elongated body;
a needle securing channel formed in the tube-shaped outer wall of the elongated body that extends between the lateral access opening and the distal opening, wherein the needle securing channel extends along an axis that defines an oblique angle with the longitudinal axis of the elongated body, the lumen and the distal opening being configured to permit visualization of a needle and a surgical sight via a vision system of the endoscope;
a proximal needle securing recess formed in an inner surface of the tube-shaped outer wall that is located within the central region of the elongated body;
a distal needle securing recess formed in the inner surface of the tube-shaped outer wall that is located adjacent the distal end of the elongated body, wherein the axis of the needle securing channel extends between and is aligned with the proximal and distal needle securing recesses; and
a curved suture needle having a proximal end with a suture attachment barrel, a distal end with a sharpened tip, and a curved elongated body extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the curved suture needle, wherein the proximal end of the curved suture needle is disposed within the proximal needle securing recess, the distal end of the curved suture needle is disposed within the distal needle securing recess, and the curved elongated body is disposed within the needle securing channel,
wherein the proximal needle securing recess is off-set from the longitudinal axis of the elongated body, and wherein the distal needle securing recess is in alignment with the longitudinal axis of the elongated body.