Visceral anchors for purse-string closure of perforations

Details Visceral anchors for purse-string closure of perforations Visceral anchors for purse-string closure of perforations

A - Human Necessities

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A61B 17/04 (2006.01) A61B 17/00 (2006.01) A61B 17/11 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2671030

Medical devices and related methods for closing a perforation in a bodily wall The medical device generally includes a suture having opposing first and second ends and a set of visceral anchors. Each visceral anchor includes a crossbar having opposing ends and a suture slidably attached thereto. Each visceral anchor is passed through the bodily wall adjacent the periphery of the perforation. The ends of the suture are tensioned to reduce the distance between the visceral anchors and compress the bodily wall around the perforation. The ends of the suture are secured to maintain the compression of the bodily wall and close the perforation.

L'invention concerne des dispositifs médicaux et des procédés apparentés pour fermer une perforation dans une paroi corporelle. Le dispositif médical comprend d'une manière générale une suture ayant des première et seconde extrémités opposées et un jeu d'ancres viscérales. Chaque ancre viscérale comprend une traverse ayant des extrémités opposées et une suture attachée de façon coulissante à celles-ci. Chaque ancre viscérale est passée à travers la paroi corporelle adjacente à la périphérie de la perforation. Les extrémités de la suture sont mises en tension pour réduire la distance entre les ancres viscérales et comprimer la paroi corporelle autour de la perforation. Les extrémités de la suture sont sécurisées afin de maintenir la compression de la paroi corporelle et fermer la perforation.

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