SURGICAL PORT CLOSURE DEVICE

摘要

A port closure device includes a pair of jaws that may move repeatably between open and closed positions and repeatably pass a needle therebetween. The jaws are generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the device in the closed position and generally parallel to the longitudinal axis in the open position. The device further includes a jaw control rod for controlling movement of the jaws and a needle control rod for controlling the passing of the needle between the two jaws.

主权项

1. A port closure device comprising:
an elongated shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the shaft extending along a longitudinal first axis defining a lumen therethrough; first and second jaws carried by the shaft and positioned adjacent the distal end, the first and second jaws moveable between an open and a closed position; a transverse second axis perpendicularly intersecting the longitudinal first axis, wherein the first and second jaws rotate directly about the transverse second axis between the open and closed positions; wherein at least one of the first and second jaws is generally perpendicular to the longitudinal first axis in the closed position; and a needle having opposed first and second sharpened ends configured to pierce live tissue; wherein the needle is selectively transferable between engagement with the first and second jaws and the needle carries a suture string therewith as the needle is transferred, and wherein the needle contacts both the first and second jaws in the closed position and contacts only one of the first and second jaws in the open position.