Pull-Locking Rotational Action Needle Driver

Abstract

A pull-locking rotational action needle driver that comprises an ergonomically designed handle and an integrated locking system that permits left and right handed surgeons to perform the surgical suturing procedure in a less complicated and more secure way by allowing more control over the suturing needle and the area to be stitched, even when the suturing area is small, deep, and / or restricted.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 186,704 filed on Jul. 20, 2005.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT [0002] N / A BACKGROUND OF INVENTION [0003] 1. Field of the Invention [0004] The present invention relates generally to a surgical suturing device, more specifically, to a ergonomic Pull-Locking Rotational Action Needle Driver which enhance the tissue suturing procedure, particularly the one performed on restricted, deep and less accessible locations, by incorporating a pull-locking mechanism that prevents problems associated with loss of needle control during the suturing procedure and the ones associated with prior needle driver's handedness. It also enhances the control surgeons has over the suturing needle by enabling a rotational movement while driving the suturing needle through the tissue that permits to place the needle in the right location in order to continue the subsequent steps of the...

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Benefits of technology

[0013] The disclosed embodiment of the present invention helps provide an effective suturing device that enhances the maneuvering and safety of suturing procedures. The disclosed invention consists of a suturing needle driver that comprises an ergonomical handle that eases the suturing process to right and left handed users. It also comprises a locking mechanism that permits users to maintain the needle tightly fixed to the needle driver in order to have a best control over the needle and the movements related to the suturing process. The disclosed invention also contains a rotational knob that provides additional control over the movements related to the suturing procedure. It permits the user to position the suturing needle at the exact angle at which the suturing material has to be inserted into the tissue.

[0014] Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exist a prevalent necessity for new and improved ergonomical suturing device to perform safest and simplest suturing procedures. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need. The present invention overcomes the inability of the prior art to foresee the need of an ergonomical suturing needle driver that permits left and right handed users to performed safe suturing procedures. Furthermore, the invention is intended to provide an ergonomical suturing needle driver comprising a pull locking mechanism that can be effectively operated by left and right handed users.

[0016] None of the prior art considered above, taken either simply or in combination teaches the use of a suturing needle driver suitable to left and right handed users and comprising a pull locking mechanism and a rotational mechanism. In light of the foregoing, it will be appreciated that what is needed in the art is a suturing needle driver lacking of handedness and combining a pull locking mechanism and a rotational mechanism. Thus, the object of the present invention is to provide a surgical device that eases the suturing procedure associated with deep, restricted areas.

[0017] Another object of the present invention is to provide a surgical suturing needle driver that permits to grasp, secure and rotate a curved surgical needle without requiring a rotational motion at the surgeon's wrist.

[0018] It is the object of the present invention to provide a surgical suturing needle driver which incorporates a pull-locking rotational mechanism that secures the needle to the needle driver and permits to diminish the number of maneuvers actually needed for performing the surgical suturing process, reducing the risk of damaging peripheral tissues.

[0019] It is a further object of the present invention to provide an ergonomically designed suturing needle driver that eliminates the difficulties associated with needle driver maneuvering that arise from the handedness of that kind of instrument.

Problems solved by technology

Another deficiency presented by the prior art is the lack of disclosure of needle driver having a rotational mechanism that permits to fix the needle to a specific angle before inserting it into the tissue and combining the said rotation with ergonomic characteristics in order to facilitate the suturing processes.

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