[54] ENDOSCOPIC SUTURING DEVICE
[75] Inventor: Donald L. Murphy, Geelong, Australia
[73] Assignee: Miranic Investments Pty. Ltd.,
Geelong, Australia
[21] Appl. No.: 387,946
[22] PCT Filed: Aug. 26, 1993
[86] PCT No.: PCT/AU93/00434
§ 371 Date: Apr. 7,1995
§ 102(e) Date: Apr. 7,1995 [87] PCT Pub. No.: WO94/05217
PCT Pub. Date: Mar. 17,1994
[30] Foreign Application Priority Data
Aug. 28, 1992 [AU] Australia PL4378
Mar. 2, 1993 [AU] Australia PL7562
[51] Int. CI.6 A61B 17/00
[52] U.S. CI 606/148; 606/139; 606/207
[58] Field of Search 606/139, 144,
606/145, 147, 148, 151, 205-208; 112/169, 80.03; 81/300, 318, 418, 426, 424.5, 426.5;
433/159
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Primary Examiner—Jeffrey A. Schmidt
Attorney, Agent, or Firm— Larson and Taylor
[57] ABSTRACT
An endoscopic suturing device comprising an elongate hollow tube, one end of which carries a thread engaging and loop forming member and a thread or needle jaw member. An actuating member at the other end of the tube engages an elongate actuating rod extending through the tube and is coupled to the thread or needle jaw member, whereby axial movement of the actuating member against the biasing action of a spring causes the actuating rod to actuate the thread or needle clamping member. The device is capable of disassembly for easy cleaning and sterilization.
9 Claims, 3 Drawing Sheets
