The present invention relates to the technical field of surgical instruments, and particularly to a tissue suturing device.
During surgery, surgeons usually need to use a tissue closure instrument to suture a wound to be sutured, such as an incision in the abdominal cavity of a patient.
Existing tissue closure instruments require a puncture needle to pass through a tissue from the outside of the skin into the abdominal cavity when performing suture. In practice, due to differences between individuals, the puncture process of the puncture needle from the outside to the inside may cause injuries to the surrounding organs in the abdominal cavity. Therefore, experienced surgeons are usually required to perform the puncture.
In addition, the use of the existing tissue closure instruments requires the surgeon to hold the tissue closure instrument in one hand and the puncture needle in the other hand for puncture, which is inconvenient to use. In addition, the puncture with one hand may cause shaking, which further causes tissue injuries.
An object of the present invention is to provide a tissue suturing device, which can avoid the risk of injuring other organs around a tissue when the suture needles are puncturing the tissue and improve the safety of the surgical operation.
To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a tissue suturing device comprising: a body, comprising a guide segment at a proximal end for extending into a wound to be sutured in a tissue wall and a tube segment at a distal end, where the guide segment is provided with a suture needle channel, and the tube segment is provided therein with an accommodating cavity communicated with the suture needle channel; a plurality of suture needles, each of which comprising a main needle segment and a puncture needle segment connected with and spaced apart from the main needle segment, where two of the suture needles are used as a group of suture needles to connect a suture thread releasably between the puncture needle segments of the two suture needles, the main needle segments of the plurality of suture needles can be arranged in the suture needle channel, and the puncture needle segments are configured to carry the suture thread and be located in the accommodating cavity; where each of the suture needles can be moved toward the proximal end or the distal end along the suture needle channel such that the puncture needle segment can return to the accommodating cavity alone after passing with the suture thread through the tissue wall.
In this technical solution, the body comprises the guide segment and the tube segment, the guide segment has the suture needle channel, the tube segment has the accommodating cavity communicated with the suture needle channel, each of the suture needles comprises the main needle segment and the puncture needle segment connected with and spaced apart from the main needle segment, the puncture needle segments allow the suture thread to be releasably connected between the puncture needle segments of two suture needles, and the puncture needle segments can also carry the suture thread and be located in the accommodating cavity such that the puncture needle segments can puncture from the inside to the outside (to the proximal end). In this way, during the use, the suture thread can be releasably connected between the puncture needle segments of the two suture needles, and the puncture needle segments and the suture thread are placed together in the accommodating cavity, and then the tube segment is placed in the inner cavity through the wound to be sutured such that the tube segment is allowed to contact the tissue wall around the wound to be sutured. In this way, the puncture needle segment is directly facing the tissue wall around the wound to be sutured. At this moment, the suture needle is pulled outward, and thus the puncture needle segment will puncture outward (e.g., in a vertical or oblique manner) with the suture thread to draw the suture thread outward. Then the suture thread drawn out is grabbed (e.g., the suture thread can be clamped by an instrument, or the puncture needle segment and the suture thread can be passed together through an elastomer mentioned below, and when the puncture needle segment returns alone, the elastomer can grab the suture thread). Subsequently, the suture needle is pushed inward so that the puncture needle segment returns alone to the accommodating cavity to complete suture thread arrangement on one side of the wound to be sutured. The suture thread arrangement on the other side of the wound to be sutured can be completed in the same way. Thus, the tissue suturing device can be removed from the wound to be sutured, and then the wound to be sutured can be closed with the arranged suture thread. Therefore, during the outward and inward movements of the suture needles, the puncture needle segments do not contact other surrounding organs that may exist. Therefore, this tissue suturing device can avoid the risk of injuring other organs around the tissue when the suture needles are puncturing the tissue. In addition, due to the guiding effect of the suture needle channel in the guide segment on the main needle segments, the movements of the suture needles can be made more stable, and the stability of the movements of the puncture needle segments can be improved, so as to reduce the injury to the tissue. In this way, the tissue suturing device effectively improves the safety of the surgical operation.
Further, the body comprises a connecting piece, and the guide segment is connected with the tube segment through the connecting piece to form an avoidance space at a tube opening edge of the tube segment.
Further, each of the suture needles comprises a U-shaped needle, the main needle segment and the U-shaped needle are connected, and at least one side needle segment of the U-shaped needle is used as the puncture needle segment.
Furthermore, one side needle segment of the U-shaped needle is connected with the main needle segment, and the other side needle segment of the U-shaped needle is used as the puncture needle segment.
Further, the accommodating cavity is provided therein with a partition board which divides the accommodating cavity into a plurality of chambers, and the puncture needle segment of each of the suture needles can be located in the respective corresponding chamber.
Furthermore, the partition board is provided thereon with a suture thread pre-positioning slot.
Further, the suture needle channel is provided therein with a partition board which divides the suture needle channel into a plurality of channel holes, and the guide segment of each of the suture needles can be located in the respective corresponding channel hole.
Further, a tube opening edge of the tube segment is tilted and extended downward such that when the body is tilted to one side in the wound to be sutured, the tube opening edge tilted and extended downward can be horizontally arranged to contact the tissue wall on the other side of the wound to be sutured.
Further, the body comprises a suture thread positioning segment between the guide segment and the tube segment, and the suture thread positioning segment can allow the outward-moving puncture needle segment to puncture with the suture thread, and allow the suture thread to detach from the puncture needle segment and remain positioned on the suture thread positioning segment when the puncture needle segment withdraws.
Further, the suture thread positioning segment is provided with an elastomer, and the elastomer can expand when the outward-moving puncture needle segment passes through with the suture thread, and shrink when the puncture needle segment withdraws to allow the suture thread to detach from the puncture needle segment and remain positioned on the elastomer.
Further, the suture thread positioning segment comprises a housing channel in which the elastomer is arranged.
Further, the suture thread positioning segment is provided with a suture needle passing channel, and the main needle segments of the plurality of suture needles can be movably arranged in the suture needle passing channel.
Furthermore, the suture thread positioning segment is formed into a cone, a large-diameter end of the cone is oriented toward the guide segment, a small-diameter end of the cone is oriented toward the tube segment, and an inner channel of the cone is used as the suture needle passing channel.
Moreover, the tissue suturing device comprises a positioning device which is arranged on the guide segment and can be moved along the guide segment to a set position, where the positioning device comprises a positioning contact surface configured to contact an outer surface of a cavity wall tissue to clamp the cavity wall tissue together with the tube segment.
Further, the positioning contact surface and a tube opening edge of the tube segment are parallel to each other, and the tube opening edge is configured to contact the tissue wall.
Further, the positioning device comprises a positioning plate and a sleeve arranged tilted on the positioning plate, the positioning plate comprises the positioning contact surface, and the sleeve is sleeved on the guide segment and a positioning structure is arranged therebetween.
Furthermore, an avoidance opening is formed at an obtuse angle connection position between the positioning plate and the sleeve, and the avoidance opening is configured to accommodate at least a portion of the suture thread positioning segment of the body between the guide segment and the tube segment.
Further, the guide segment is provided thereon with a scale line configured to mark the movement of the positioning device to a predetermined position.
Moreover, the guide segment is provided thereon with a plurality of locking structures that can be unlocked, each of which is configured to lock and unlock the corresponding suture needle.
Moreover, the inner tissue suturing device comprises a suture thread, the suture thread can be connected between the puncture needle segments of two of the suture needles, and the puncture needle segments can carry the suture thread and be located in the accommodating cavity.
For the sake of better understanding of the above and other objects, features, advantages and functions of the invention, reference may be made to the preferred embodiments shown in the attached drawings. Identical or similar reference numbers in the drawings refer to identical or similar members. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the drawings are intended to schematically illustrate the preferred embodiments of the invention and have no limitation on the scope of the invention, and various members are not drawn to scale.
In the detailed description of the embodiments below, explanation is made with reference to the drawings forming part of the description. The drawings show, by way of example, specific embodiments in which the invention is realized. The embodiments shown are not intended to enumerate all embodiments of the present invention. It is understood that other embodiments can be utilized, and that structural or logical changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. For the drawings, directional terms such as “lower,” “upper,” “left,” and “right” are used with reference to the orientation of the drawings described. Since components of the embodiments of the invention can be implemented in multiple orientations, these directional terms are used for illustrative rather than restrictive purposes. Therefore, the following specific embodiments are not intended as limitations, and the scope of the invention is defined by the attached claims.
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In this tissue suturing device, the body 1 comprises the guide segment 4 and the tube segment 6, the guide segment 4 has the suture needle channel, the tube segment 6 is provided with the accommodating cavity 7 communicated with the suture needle channel, each of the suture needles 8 comprises the main needle segment 9 and the puncture needle segment 10 connected with and spaced apart from the main needle segment, the puncture needle segments 10 allow the suture thread to be releasably connected between the puncture needle segments 10 of two suture needles 8, and the puncture needle segments 10 can also carry the suture thread and be located in the accommodating cavity 7 such that the puncture needle segments 10 can puncture from the inside to the outside. In this way, during the use, the suture thread can be releasably connected between the puncture needle segments 10 of the two suture needles, and the puncture needle segments 10 and the suture thread are placed together in the accommodating cavity 7, and then the tube segment 6 is placed in the inner cavity 28 through the wound to be sutured 3 such that the tube segment 6 is allowed to contact the tissue wall 5 around the wound to be sutured. In this way, the puncture needle segment 10 is isolated from other organs that may exist around the wound to be sutured, and the puncture needle segment 10 is directly facing the tissue wall around the wound to be sutured. At this moment, the suture needle 8 is pulled outward, and thus the puncture needle segment 10 will puncture outward (e.g., in an oblique manner) with the suture thread to draw the suture thread outward. Then the suture needle is pushed inward so that the puncture needle segment 10 returns alone to the accommodating cavity 7 to complete suture thread arrangement on one side of the wound to be sutured 3 (referring to
In addition, the tissue wall 5 may be a peritoneum of an abdominal cavity or other tissue walls.
In addition, in the tissue suturing device, the guide segment 4 may be connected with the tube segment 6 through a connecting tube. Alternatively, referring to
In addition, in this tissue suturing device, the suture needle 8 can be of various types, but no matter what type is used, the suture needle 8 only needs to form the puncture needle segment 10 extending from the inside to the outside. For example, in one type, the puncture needle segment 10 can be arranged tilted at a preset angle for puncture relative to the main needle segment 9. For example, the main needle segment 9 and the puncture needle segment 10 form a V-shaped structure. Alternatively, in another type, referring to
Of course, the main needle segment 9 can be connected to a bottom needle segment of the U-shaped needle 12 such that the two side needle segments of the single U-shaped needle 12 serve as the puncture needle segment 10, as shown in
Additionally, in this tissue suturing device, the accommodating cavity 7 may be a single chamber to allow the puncture needle segments of the plurality of suture needles to be located in the same accommodating cavity 7. Alternatively, referring to
Additionally, a suture thread pre-positioning slot is formed on the partition board 13. Thus, the suture thread connected between the puncture needle segments 10 can be preset in the suture thread pre-positioning slot to avoid accidental displacement of the suture thread.
In addition, referring to
Moreover, the suture needle channel may be a single channel, and the main needle segments 9 of the plurality of suture needles may be located in the same suture needle channel. Alternatively, referring to
In addition, when the body 1 is arranged vertically, the tube opening edge 15 of the tube segment 6 can be extended horizontally. Alternatively, referring to
In the tissue suturing device, after the puncture needle segment 10 punctures outward and protrudes, the suture thread can be drawn directly to the outside, and an operator can then remove the suture thread from the puncture needle segment 10 so that one sutured thread end is located outside the cavity wall tissue 2. Alternatively, in order to reduce the puncture thickness of the puncture needle segment 10 in the cavity wall tissue 2, for example, during suture of a peritoneum of an abdominal cavity, the puncture needle segment 10 can only pass through the peritoneum. In this way, referring to
Of course, the suture thread positioning segment 16 can be of various types. In one type, referring to
In addition, in order to guide the suture needle to move stably and reliably, the suture thread positioning segment 16 is provided with a suture needle passing channel, and the main needle segments 9 of a plurality of suture needles 8 can be movably arranged within the suture needle passing channel, which is favorable for a long suture needle.
Additionally, the suture thread positioning segment 16 can be of various shapes. For example, the suture thread positioning segment 16 may be a solid block. Alternatively, referring to
In addition, in order to improve the convenience of use of the tissue suturing device and avoid the operator from pulling the tissue suturing device in one hand and holding the needle for puncture in the other hand, referring to
Additionally, referring to
In addition, the positioning device 18 can be of various types, and any type is possible, as long as the positioning device 18 can be movably arranged on the guide segment 4 and comprises the positioning contact surface 19. For example, referring to
In addition, a rotary knob 26 may be arranged on a tube wall of the sleeve 21, and the rotary knob 26 has a locking bolt. By tightening the locking bolt against the guide segment 4, the sleeve 21 can be maintained positioned at a desired set position.
Additionally, referring to
Moreover, referring to
Moreover, the guide segment 4 is provided thereon with a plurality of locking structures that can be unlocked, each of which is configured to lock and unlock the corresponding suture needle. For example, referring to
Moreover, the inner tissue wall suturing device comprises a suture thread 29. The suture thread 29 can be connected between the puncture needle segments 10 of two suture needles, and the puncture needle segments 10 can carry the suture thread 29 and be located in the accommodating cavity 7. In this way, the suture thread 29 can be connected in advance between the puncture needle segments 10 and preset in the accommodating cavity 7.
An application process of a tissue suturing device is described below in combination with
It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above embodiments are all exemplary and not restrictive. Different technical features present in different embodiments can be combined to achieve beneficial effects. On the basis of studies on the attached drawings, the specification and the claims, those skilled in the art shall be able to understand and realize other variations of the disclosed embodiments. Any reference numbers in the claims shall not be construed to limit the scope of protection. The appearance of certain technical features in different dependent claims does not mean that these technical features cannot be combined to achieve beneficial effects.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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202111552006.6 | Dec 2021 | CN | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/IB2022/062208 | 12/14/2022 | WO |