Method for suturing along path and apparatus thereof

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PATENT NO 11857177
APP PUB NO 20230149012A1
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18056140

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An apparatus for suturing includes an inner strut, a spiral suturing needle, a driving mechanism, a recovery mechanism, a suture-taking-up mechanism, and a suture-feeding mechanism. Grooves are distributed on periphery with respect to an axial direction of the inner strut, a path of the groove is consistent with a path of a metallic stent to be sutured, and a width of the groove matches an outer diameter of the spiral suturing needle; the spiral suturing needle is an elastic retractable structure and a length of the spiral suturing needle without deformation is longer than a length of the path of the groove, and a suturing needle tip is arranged on a head portion of the spiral suturing needle and a suture-piercing hole is arranged on a tail portion of the spiral suturing needle.

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JIANGNAN UNIVERSITYNO 1800 ROAD 214122 JIANGSU LIHU BINHU DISTRICT CITY OF WUXI PROVINCE WUXI CITY JIANGSU PROVINCE 214122

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cong, Honglian Wuxi, CN 13 15
Su, Junqiang Wuxi, CN 1 0

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