Ligature and suture device for medical application
Abstract
A ligature and suture device for medical application includes a distal end insertion portion (7), a needle body (14), a ligature tool (40), and an operation section (2). The operation section (2) includes a housing (3) that is provided in a base end portion of the distal end insertion portion (7), a puncture handle (20) that is provided in the housing (3) so as to be able to move freely backwards and forwards and that drives the needle body (14), a pressing handle (30) that is provided in the housing (3) so as to be able to move freely backwards and forwards and that drives a pressing member (13), a ligature tool operation unit (41) that is provided in the housing (3) so as to be able to move freely backwards and forwards and that drives a ligature sheath (43), and a ligature handle (55) that is provided in the ligature tool operation unit (41) so as to be able to move freely backwards and forwards and that drives an engaging portion (45).

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| US2005288688A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| EP1584295A3This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| EP1832237A1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A1 | |
| US7326221B2 | United States of America | B2 | |
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| DE602005004688D1 | Germany | D1 | |
| US2008086153A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| DE602005004688T2 | Germany | T2 | |
| EP1832237B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
| DE602005007937D1 | Germany | D1 | |
| JP4643328B2 | Japan | B2 | |
| US8632553B2 | United States of America | B2 |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 1584295
- Publication, DOCDB
- 1584295
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP1584295
- Application
- 5007468
- Application, DOCDB
- 05007468
- Application, EPODOC
- EP20050007468
Titles3
- German
- Näh- und Abbindungsvorrichtung für medizinische Anwendung
- English
- Ligature and suture device for medical application
- French
- Dispositif de ligature et suture pour application médicale
Classification
- CPC, 20
- A61B17/10
- A61B17/00234
- A61B17/0467
- A61B17/0469
- A61B17/0482
- A61B17/0487
- A61B17/12
- A61B17/12013
- A61B17/1285
- A61B2017/00469
- A61B2017/0406
- A61B2017/0417
- A61B2017/0458
- A61B2017/0464
- A61B2017/0472
- A61B2017/0488
- A61B2017/0496
- A61B2017/06052
- A61B2017/2905
- A61B2017/306
- IPC, 8
- A61B17 04
- A61B17 00
- A61B17 06
- A61B17 10
- A61B17 12
- A61B17 128
- A61B17 28
- A61B17 30
Designated states2
- Contracting states, 1
- Türkiye
- Extension states, 1
- Yugoslavia, later Serbia and Montenegro (until 2006)