{"number":"US12697115B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturing","english":"Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturing"},"abstract":{"original":"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…","english":"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…"},"applicants":["INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC."],"inventors":["Mr. John C. Meade","Mr. Jerry R. Griffiths","Mr. Francis J. DiFrancesco","Mr. Richard Clark"],"filingDate":"2023-04-15","publicationDate":"2026-08-04","grantDate":"2026-08-04","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12697115B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12697115B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12697115B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12697115B2"}}