United States
US 12,697,115 B2
Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturing
US 12,697,115 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-04. Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.
- Applicant
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
- Inventors
- Mr. John C. Meade; Mr. Jerry R. Griffiths; Mr. Francis J. DiFrancesco; Mr. Richard Clark
- Publication date
- 2026-08-04
- Filing date
- 2023-04-15
- Document type
- B2 Granted patent
- Also written as
- US 12,697,115 B2 · US12697115 · 12697115
Abstract
An apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturing is disclosed. A suturing device for minimally invasive suturing includes proximal section having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, a suture head assembly extending from the distal end of the proximal section; a suturing needle having a pointed end and a blunt end, the suturing needle capable of rotating about an axis approximately perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the proximal section, wherein the pointed end of the suturing needle is positioned within the suture head assembly prior to and after rot…
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