Handle mechanism, delivery system and operation method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11419600-B2
Application number	US-202017063902-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 6, 2020
Priority date	Mar 27, 2020
Publication date	Aug 23, 2022
Grant date	Aug 23, 2022

Abstract

Disclosed is a handle mechanism, including: a body, a first anchor delivery device provided to the body, a second anchor delivery device provided to the body, a tightening device provided to the body, and a locking and cutting device provided to the body. The first anchor delivery device is configured to control a first tissue anchor. The second anchor delivery device is configured to control a second tissue anchor. The tightening device is configured to pull a suture member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A handle mechanism, comprising:
a body;
a first anchor delivery device provided to the body, wherein the first anchor delivery device is configured to control a first tissue anchor, so that the first tissue anchor is anchored into a tissue and released;
a second anchor delivery device provided to the body, wherein the second anchor delivery device is configured to control a second tissue anchor, so that the second tissue anchor is anchored into a tissue and released;
a tightening device provided to the body, wherein the tightening device is configured to pull a suture member to tighten the first tissue anchor and the second tissue anchor connected to the suture member; and
a locking and cutting device provided to the body, wherein the locking and cutting device is configured to lock the suture member to an inner tubular member, cut the suture member, and completely release the inner tubular member and a portion of the suture member connected to the inner tubular member.

2. The handle mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the first anchor delivery device comprises a first slide and a first release button, wherein the first slide is configured to be connected to a first elongated shaft and a first inner tubular member, and the first slide is slidably connected to the body to drive the first elongated shaft and the first inner tubular member to move; and the first release button is configured to be connected to the first elongated shaft, and the first release button is slidably connected to the body to drive the first elongated shaft to move,
wherein the first elongated shaft is movably threaded through the first inner tubular member, a first engagement member is connected to a distal end of the first inner tubular member, the first tissue anchor is connected to a distal end of the first elongated shaft, and the first tissue anchor is removably connected to the first engagement member, wherein when the first tissue anchor is engaged with the first engagement member and the first slide is moved distally, the first tissue anchor and the first engagement member are moved distally, and an action of the first elongated shaft enables the first tissue anchor to be in contact with and anchored into the tissue; and when the first slide is positionally unchanged relative to the body and the first release button is moved proximally, the first engagement member is disengaged from the first tissue anchor and the first tissue anchor is released.

3. The handle mechanism according to claim 2 , wherein the first slide is rotatably connected to the body to drive the first elongated shaft to rotate,
wherein when the first slide is rotated relative to the body, the action of the first elongated shaft enables the first tissue anchor to be in contact with and rotationally anchored into the tissue.

4. The handle mechanism according to claim 2 , wherein the first anchor delivery device further comprises a first thumbwheel, wherein the first thumbwheel is configured to be connected to the first elongated shaft, and the first thumbwheel is rotatably connected to the body to drive the first elongated shaft to rotate,
wherein when the first thumbwheel is rotated relative to the body, the action of the first elongated shaft enables the first tissue anchor to be in contact with and rotationally anchored into the tissue.

5. The handle mechanism according to claim 4 , wherein the first thumbwheel is fixed to a proximal end of the first slide.

6. The handle mechanism according to claim 4 , wherein the first release button is slidably connected to the first slide.

7. The handle mechanism according to claim 6 , wherein the first slide is rod-shaped, the first slide, at its distal end, is slidably and rotatably connected to the body, and the first release button is sleeved on the first slide.

8. The handle mechanism according to claim 7 , wherein the first slide is provided with a first sliding slot, and the first release button is slidably fitted with the first sliding slot.

9. The handle mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the tightening device comprises a rotary wheel, wherein the rotary wheel is rotatably connected to the body, and a proximal end of the suture member is wound around the rotary wheel.

10. The handle mechanism according to claim 9 , wherein the tightening device further comprises a pawl, wherein the pawl has one end connected to the body and the other end fitted with the rotary wheel, and the pawl and the rotary wheel constitute a ratchet mechanism, the suture member is moved proximally when the rotary wheel rotates forward, and the rotary wheel is locked by the pawl when the rotary wheel rotates reversely.

11. The handle mechanism according to claim 9 , wherein a proximal end of the body is provided with a threading hole, and the proximal end of the suture member is threaded inside the body, extended from the body through the threading hole and wound around the rotary wheel.

12. The handle mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the locking and cutting device comprises an intermediary slide and a third slide button, wherein the intermediary slide is configured to be connected to a third connection shaft and a third intermediary inner tubular member, and the intermediary slide is slidably connected to the body to drive the third connection shaft and the third intermediary inner tubular member to move; and the third slide button is configured to be connected to the third connection shaft, and the third slide button is slidably connected to the body to drive the third connection shaft to move,
wherein the third connection shaft is movably threaded through the third intermediary inner tubular member, the inner tubular member is removably connected to a distal end of the third intermediary inner tubular member, and a slidable tubular member is slidably sleeved on the inner tubular member, the slidable tubular member has a first window, and the inner tubular member has a second window; a retraction ball mechanism is connected to a distal end of the third connection shaft, wherein the retraction ball mechanism is removably threaded in a distal cap, and the distal cap is located at a distal end of the inner tubular member; the two distal ends of the suture member are connected to the first tissue anchor and the second tissue anchor, respectively, and the suture member passes through the distal end of the inner tubular member and passes sequentially through the second window and the first window and then extends to a proximal end; when the intermediary slide slides distally, the third intermediary inner tubular member and the inner tubular member are moved distally at the same time; and while the intermediary slide is positionally unchanged relative to the body and the third slide button is moving proximally, the retraction ball mechanism first drives the distal cap to lock the suture member to the inner tubular member, and then continues to drive the slidable tubular member to move proximally, so that the first window and the second window cooperatively cut the suture member, and then the inner tubular member, the distal cap connected to the inner tubular member, and a portion of the suture member are completely released.

13. The handle mechanism according to claim 12 , wherein the third slide button is slidably connected to the intermediary slide.

14. The handle mechanism according to claim 13 , wherein the intermediary slide is rod-shaped, the intermediary slide, at its distal end, is slidably connected to the body, and the third slide button is sleeved on the intermediary slide.

15. The handle mechanism according to

Assignees

• Micro Tech Nanjing Co Ltd
• Binmoeller Kenneth F

Inventors

• Binmoeller Kenneth F
• Yurek Matthew Thomas
• Hartsfield Michael
• Greelis John
• Hongyan Jin

Classifications

• A61B17/0401 Primary

  Suture anchors, buttons or pledgets, i.e. means for attaching sutures to bone, cartilage or soft tissue; Instruments for applying or removing suture anchors (A61B17/0642 takes precedence; fixation devices for tendons or ligaments A61F2/0811) · CPC title

• A61B2017/0034

  adapted to be inserted through a working channel of an endoscope · CPC title

• A61B2017/0464

  for soft tissue · CPC title

• A61B17/0469

  Suturing instruments for use in minimally invasive surgery, e.g. endoscopic surgery · CPC title

• A61B17/0467

  Instruments for cutting sutures (surgical cutting instruments A61B17/32) · CPC title