CA2095178A1 - Trocar wound closure device - Google Patents
Trocar wound closure deviceInfo
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A trocar wound closure device includes an elongated body having a distal end for insertion through a trocar puncture wound, a proximal end, and a first and second retractable needle holders disposed at the distal end of the body. The needle holders are movable between a retracted position and an extended position. An actuator disposed at the proximal end of the body moves the needle holders from the retracted position to the extended position, so that the needle holders can be retracted to allow the device to be inserted through a trocar wound preferably through a cannula inserted into the wound, and extended to position the needles adjacent the wound, to allow the wound to be sutured.
A trocar wound closure device includes an elongated body having a distal end for insertion through a trocar puncture wound, a proximal end, and a first and second retractable needle holders disposed at the distal end of the body. The needle holders are movable between a retracted position and an extended position. An actuator disposed at the proximal end of the body moves the needle holders from the retracted position to the extended position, so that the needle holders can be retracted to allow the device to be inserted through a trocar wound preferably through a cannula inserted into the wound, and extended to position the needles adjacent the wound, to allow the wound to be sutured.
Description
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TROCAR WOUND CL SURE DEVICE
This invention relates generally to devices for facilitating the suturing of trocar puncture wounds, and more particularly to a device that is 5 insertable through a cannula for presenting a pair of needles loaded onto the ends of a suture, in position to close the trocar wound from within an insufflated or otherwise distended abdominal cavity.
Laparoscopic surgery commonly includes the creation of one or more trocar puncture wounds through the anterior abdominal wall for receiving surgical instruments. The structural strength of the abdominal wall is derived mostly from one or more layers of fascia (connective tissue sheets) running parallel to skin and between layers of muscle. The increasing complexity of surgical procedures performed laparoscopically has led to the development and use of larger diameter trocars. Trocars having outside diameters o up to 12 mm. are currently being used, and ~e anticipate that trocars of up to 20 mm or larger will be used in the future.
While small trocar puncture wounds will often heal satisfactorily without suturing, the wounds created by larger trocars may not. Unless closed properly, larger diameter trocar wounds may allow abdominal contents to herniate into a fascial defect.
Presently, surgeons attempt to suture trocar puncture wounds using conventional hand held needle drivers external to the patient. Because of the limited exposure and the potential for puncturing abdominal organs, conventional needle driving techniques typically place sutures only through the outer layers of fascia. These manual ; t 7 ~
techniques are often u~tl1er compromised by patiellt obesity an~ other ~actors.
Accordingly, tllere is a need ~or an improved method of closing trocar puncture wounds to minimize the risk o~ puncture site herniation or other undesirable side e~fects of known trocar wound closure techni~jues.
Briefly stated, a trocar wound closure device according to this invention inclu~es an elongated body having a distal end for insertion tllrough a trocar puncture wound, a proximal end, and a first and second retractable needle holders disposed at the distal end o~ the body. Tlle needle holders are movable bet~een a retracted position and an extended position. An actuator disposed at the proximal end of the body moves the needle holders ~rom t~le retracted position to the extended positioll, so tllat the needle holders can be retracted to allow the device to be inserted through a trocar wound preferably through a cannula inserted into the wound, and extended to position the needles adjacent the wound, to allow the wound to be sutured.
In accordance with another emibodiment of the present invention, there is provided a trocar wound closure device comprising an elongated body; first and second retractable needle holders disposed at a distal end of the body and movable between a retracted position and an extended position, the first and second needle holders configured and dimensioned to deploy first and second needles in a radial plane substantially parallel to a longitudinal plane of the elongated body when the needle holders are in the extended position; and actuator means disposed at a proximal end of the body, for moving the needle holders from the retracted position to the : ~ , . : :: ~ :
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extended position so that the needle holders can be retracted to allow the device to be inser~ed through a trocar wound, and extended to position the needles adjacent the wound to allow the wound to be closed.
In accordance with a still further embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a trocar wound closure device comprising an elongated body; first and second retractable needle holders for holding first and second respective needles therein, the needle holders disposed at a distal end of the elongated body and movable between a retracted position such that the needles are maintained substantially within an exterior surface of the elongated body and an extended position wherein the needles are deployed substantially outside the exterior surface substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the elongated body; and actuator means disposed at a proximal end of the body, for moving the needle holders from the retracted position to the extended position so that the needle holders can be retracted to allow the device to be inserted through a trocar wound, and extended to position the needles adjacent the wound to allow the wound to be closed.
In accordance witll another aspect of this inventionl the elongated body is a tubular body, and the needle holders are elongated cantilevered arms fixed at the proximal end, and free at the distal end.
In accordance with a further aspect of this invention, the retractable needle holders are movable from a retracted position within the tubular body to an extended position outside the tubular body.
In accordance with a still further aspect of this invention, the needle holders have tapered 2a : , retracting edges for causing the nee~le holders to retract as the wound closure device is withdrawn from a trocar wound, especially through a cannula.
In accordance with a still further aspect of this invention, the actuator comprises a plunger movable within the tubular body from an extended position to a depressed position, for engaging and moving the cantilevered arms outward as the plunger is depressed, and moving the needle holders from the retracted position to the extended position, respectively.
In accordance with a still further embodiment of this invention, the needle holders are needle plates slidably mounted in the elongated body, with needle holding edges oriented generally parallel to the body.
In accordance with another aspect of this invention, the body includes a tube for carrying a suture witllin the body.
~hile the novel aspects of this invention are set forth with particularity in the appended claims, the invention itself, together with further objects and advantages thereof, may be more readily comprehended by reference to the following detailed description of a presently preferred embodiment of the invention, taken in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:
Figure l is a side elevational view of a trocar wound closure device in accordance with this invention;
Figure 2 is a side elevation of the plunger of the trocar wound closure device of Figure l;
Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the plunger of Figure 2;
Figure 9 is an enlarged segmental view of the distal end of the trocar wound closure device of Figure 1, shown partly in section, and loaded with a suture;
Figure 5 is a side elevation of the distal end of the trocar wound closure device shown in Figure 4;
Figure 6 is a bottom plan view of the distal en~ of the trocar wound closure device o Figure 4 - showing the needle holders in the extended position; and Figure 7 is a bottom plan view similar to Figure 6, but showing the needle holders in the retracted position with the suture and needles omitted for clarity;
Figure 8 is an enlarged view of the proximal end of the trocar wound closure device, shown partly in section, with the plunger fully depressed;
Figure 9 is an enlarged side elevational view of the proximal end of the trocar wound closure device similar to that shown in Figure 8, but with the plunger extended;
Figure 10 is a simplified side elevational view of a cannula for use with a trocar wound closure device in accordance with this invention;
Figure 11 is a side elevational view, partly in section, showing the cannula of Figure 10 inserted tllrougll a trochar wound into a peritoneal cavity with the trocar wound closure device of this invention in the process of being inserted into the cannula;;
Figure 12 is a side elevational view, partly in section, showing the trocar wound closure device fully inserted into the cannula with the needle holders extended;
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Figure 13 is a side elevational view, partly in sectio~, showing the process of withdrawing the wound closure device and cannula to cause the needles to pierce the peritoneal wall;
Figure 14 is a fragmentary side elevational view showing the distal end of the trocar wound closure device as both sides of the the suture are pulled through the peritoneal wall;
Figure 15 is a fragmentary side elevational view showing the troçar wound closure device with the needle holders retracted in preparation for withdrawal from the trocar puncture wound site;
Figure 16 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the distal end of a trocar wound closure device;
Figure 17 is a section thereof taken along lines 17-17 of Figure 16 showing the needle holders rotated to an extended position;
Figure 18 is a section taken along the same line showing the needle holders rotated to a retracted position; and Figure 19 is a section taken along line 19-19 of Figure 16 showing the distal end of the alternative embodiment of the trocar wound closure device.
In a presently preferred embodiment of the invention as shown in Figure 1, the trocar wound closure device 10 includes an elongated tubular, preferably cylindrical, body 12 having a proximal end 14 inserted into a housing block 16, preferably formed from a moldable or machinable plastic, soft metal or the like, and a distal end 20. A plunger 22 having a handle 2q attached thereto at one end 26 is slidably received within the tubular body 12. The plunger 22 is shown in a , .
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side elevation in Figure 3, and a bottom plan view of the plunger is sllown in Figure 2. The plunger 22 includes the handle 24 already described, and an elongated shaft 28 attached to the handle by conventional fasteners, such as a screw or rivet 30.
An actuating element 32 is attached to the distal end 34 of the elongated shaft 28. The actuating element 32 is preferably machined or molded from a low coefficient of friction plastic material such as delrin or the like. It is generally cylindrical in cross section, and has three longitudinally extending notches 40, 92, 44 formed therein, spaced radially around the periphery of the actuating element 32. A first shallow notch 40 and a second shallow notch 42 are adapted to engage first and second needle drivers as will be shown and described in more detail later. A deeper notch 49 receives a suture llolder.
The distal end 20 of the trocar wound closure device 10 is shown in more detail in Figure 4, which is partly broken away and sectioned for convenience. First and second elongated slots 50 and 52 are formed in the distal end 20 of the tubular body 12, as can be seen also in Figures 5, 6, and 7. The slots 50 and 52 extend from the distal end 20 of the body 12 towards the proximal end 14 a distance sufficient to allow first and second needles 56 and 58 to be retracted laterally into the body through the slots 50 and 52.
The needles 56 and 58 are carried by needle drivers having first and second elongated resilient bars 64 and 56. The bars have first and second fin shaped needle carriers 70 and 72 attached at the distal ends of the bars 64 and `~: , '' , :: -.. . ..
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6G. Each of the needle holders has a long side 74, 76 attached to the respective distal end of its bar, and a remote shorter side 78, ~0 having a needle carrying groove 82, 84 formed therein. The top sides 88, 90 of the needle holders are preferably tapered from the long sides to the short sides to assist the needle holders in being retracted into the tubular body 12, as will be described in more detail later.
A suture 94, armed at its ends with needles 56, 58, is carried by the device, as seen best in Figure 4. The needles 56, 58 are mounted in the needle carrying grooves 82 and 89 in the needle carriers 70, 72, and the suture 94 is loaded into a suture receiving tube 98 that e~;tends upwardly inside the tubular body 12. As best seen in Figure 6, the needle carriers 70 and 72 and the tube are received in the slots 40, 42 of the actuating member 32. The deep slot 94 is preferably sized to surround the suture holding tube without engaging it, while the shallow slots 40 and 42 are sized and shaped to engage the resilient bars 64, 66 carrying the needle carriers 70 and 72.
l~hen the plunger 22 is fully depressed, the actuating member 32 moves within the tubular body 12 towards the distal end 20 of the trocar wound closure device 10, and pushes the needle carriers 70, 72 to an extended position as shown in Figure 6. When the plunger 22 is withdrawn, the actuating member 32 slides towards the proximal end 14 of the device, and the resilient bars 6q, 66 move into the tubular body to withdraw the needle carriers 70, 72 into the body of the trocar wound closure device, as shown in Figure 7, from which the needles and suture are omitted for clarity.
These same two conditions are shown in the section views of the proximal end of the device illustrated at Figures 8 and 9. Figure 8 shows the plunger 22 fully depressed, and Figure 9 shows the plunger 22 fully withdrawn. The housing block 16 is formed from three elements. An inner carrier member 100, preferably cylindrical in configuration and having a through bore therein is mounted within an outer generally rectangular member 104 having a peripheral notch 106 for receiving the top of a cannula and a bore 110 for receiving the inner carrier 100. A flat rectangular cap 112 closes one end of the rnember, and includes a central bore 114 for receiving the elongated shaft 28 of the plunger 22 therethrough.
The tubular body member 12 is mounted in a slightly enlarged annular recess 116 in the through bore 102 of the inner member 100. The through bore 102 is tapered from a small diameter at its distal end towards a larger diameter at its proximal end. The proximal ends of the resilient bars 69, 66 are attached at radially opposed positions on the inner surface of the tapered portion of the through bore 102. Preferably, the bars 64 and 66 are made from spring steel or a similar resilient material, and are formed so that they naturally assume the position as shown in Figure 9, to retract the needle carriers 70 and 72 to the Figure 7 position, withdrawn into the interior of the distal end 20 of the tubular body 12 when the actuating member 32 is withdrawn to the position shown in Figure 9.
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element 32 engage the inner surfaces of the bars 64 and 66, as will be recalled from Figure 6. As the plunger 22 is depressed, the actuating element 32 progressively urges the bars 64 and 66 from their natural position to a position adjacent the inner surface of the tubular body 12 as shown in Figures 4, 6 and 8, and at the same time urges the needle carriers 70, 72 to an extended position outside the distal end 20 of the tubular body 12.
The upper end of t!le ~uture holding tube 98 is also visible in Figures 8 and 9. As shown in Figure 8, a bight formed in the suture 99 may extend sliglltly beyond the upper end o the suture holder 98, shown shorter than actual size for clarity. As shown in Figure 9, which in this aspect is meant to represent the wound closure device after the suture has been withdrawn through the peritoneal wall, the bight at tlle center of the suture 94 has disappeared to show that the suture has been withdrawn.
While the trocar wound closure device of this invention may be inserted directly into a trocar wound site, it is conventional in laparoscopic procedures to employ a cannula 120 as shown in Figure 10 during a prscedure. The trocar wound closure device of this invention is particularly adapted to be used with the cannula 110 in place at the wound site.
Figure 11 shows the cannula 120 of Figure 10 inserted tllrougll a trocar puncture wound. The cannula 110 passes through the skin 124, a fat layer 12~ and the fascia 128 into the peritoneal cavity 130.
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used to place a suture at a trocar puncture wound site. The suture 94 is armed at each end with a needle 56, 58. As shown in Figures 4 and 8, the center of the suture is stored inside the tube 98 within trocar wound closure device, to keep it from becoming tangled. The needles are mounted in the grooves 82 and 84 of the two needle carriers 70 and 72, as shown in Figure 4, with the sharp ends of the needles pointing towards the proximal end 14 of the trocar,wound closure device 10. The suture 94 extends from the distal end of each needle into the body o the trocar wound closure device. The needle carriers 70, 72 are retracted inside the tubular body 12 of the trocar wound lS closure device to the position shown in Figure 7, so that the outside diameter of the loaded trocar wound closure device is less than the inside diameter of the trocar puncture wound or of the cannula 120.
The trocar wound closure device 10, with the needle carriers retracted, is inserted through the cannula into the peritoneal cavity 130, with the plunger 22 retracted as shown in Figure 11. The ' plunger 22 is depressed to extend the needle carriers 70, 72 and position the needles 56 and 58 adjacent to but outside the edges of the puncture wound, and in position to puncture the fascia 128 adjacent the wound site as shown in Figure 12.
The trocar wound closure device 10 and the cannula 120 are simultaneously pulled outwardly with respect to the cavity 130, and the needles pass through the fascia 128 as shown in Figure 13. The skin 124 and intermediate layer of fat 126 are grasped and retracted from the trocar wound site. The needles 56, 58 are located and - . .-:
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pulled only through the fascia and muscle layers, with conventional needle drivers or the like as shown in Figure 14. As the needles and then the suture are pulled through the fascia, the remainder of the suture is controllably released from the suture tube 98 as in Fig . 14 . The plunger 22 is ~irst withdrawn to the extended position, prior to withdrwing the trocar wound closure device 10 from the cannula 120. The trocar wound closure device is then retracted from the cannula. ~he taper of the needle carriers will cause retraction of the needle carriers into the body of the trocar wound closure device as the device is withdraw as showll in Figure 15. Rfter the cannula 120 is withdrawn from the wound a surgical knot is placed over the fascial wound site, thereby closing the wound through the fascia, beneath the fat and skin. The ends of suture are cut. The outer layers of skin and fat are positioned anatomically over the fascial closure, and closed or covered in a conventional manner.
An alternative embodiment of the trocar wound closure device of this invention is shown in Figures 16, 17, 18, and 19. Only the distal end of the device is illustrated in the figures, it being understood that any conventional actuating means as will occur to those skilled in the art may be used. The device shown in these figures includes four needle carriers 202, 204, 206, and 208 rather tilan two, and is especially suitable for closing large trocar wounds. Four needles 210, 212, 214 and 216 are mounted at the ends of rotatable tubes 220, 222, 224, and 226, carried within the tubular body member 230 of the trocar 2 ~
wound closure device 20Q. The suture(s) can be stored witllin one or more of these tubes. The needle holders are elongated and generally oblong in configuration, and each includes an enlarged recess 232, 234, 236, 238 for receiving the end of its respective rotatable tube, and a small recess and slot 240, 242, 244, 246 for receiving a suture armed with a needle. The peripheries of the needle holders are configured so that when rotated to a retracted position as shown in Figure 18, they will fit within the inside of the tubular body 230. At their upper ends, the rotatable tubes are provided with cam shaped actuating members 250, 252, 256 and 258, to allow the rods to be rotated to move the needle holders from an extended position, as shown in Figure 17, to a retracted position as shown in Figure 18.
Preferably, at least one spacer 260 as shown in Figure 19 is provided within the tubular body member for maintaining the rotatable rods in a spaced apart configuration, wllile allowing them to turn freely within apertures 262, 264, 256 and 268 in the spacer.
l~hile the invention has been shown and described in connection with a presently preferred embodiment thereof, those skilled in the art will recognize that certain modifications and changes may be made therein without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention, which accordingly is intended to be defined solely by the appended claims.
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TROCAR WOUND CL SURE DEVICE
This invention relates generally to devices for facilitating the suturing of trocar puncture wounds, and more particularly to a device that is 5 insertable through a cannula for presenting a pair of needles loaded onto the ends of a suture, in position to close the trocar wound from within an insufflated or otherwise distended abdominal cavity.
Laparoscopic surgery commonly includes the creation of one or more trocar puncture wounds through the anterior abdominal wall for receiving surgical instruments. The structural strength of the abdominal wall is derived mostly from one or more layers of fascia (connective tissue sheets) running parallel to skin and between layers of muscle. The increasing complexity of surgical procedures performed laparoscopically has led to the development and use of larger diameter trocars. Trocars having outside diameters o up to 12 mm. are currently being used, and ~e anticipate that trocars of up to 20 mm or larger will be used in the future.
While small trocar puncture wounds will often heal satisfactorily without suturing, the wounds created by larger trocars may not. Unless closed properly, larger diameter trocar wounds may allow abdominal contents to herniate into a fascial defect.
Presently, surgeons attempt to suture trocar puncture wounds using conventional hand held needle drivers external to the patient. Because of the limited exposure and the potential for puncturing abdominal organs, conventional needle driving techniques typically place sutures only through the outer layers of fascia. These manual ; t 7 ~
techniques are often u~tl1er compromised by patiellt obesity an~ other ~actors.
Accordingly, tllere is a need ~or an improved method of closing trocar puncture wounds to minimize the risk o~ puncture site herniation or other undesirable side e~fects of known trocar wound closure techni~jues.
Briefly stated, a trocar wound closure device according to this invention inclu~es an elongated body having a distal end for insertion tllrough a trocar puncture wound, a proximal end, and a first and second retractable needle holders disposed at the distal end o~ the body. Tlle needle holders are movable bet~een a retracted position and an extended position. An actuator disposed at the proximal end of the body moves the needle holders ~rom t~le retracted position to the extended positioll, so tllat the needle holders can be retracted to allow the device to be inserted through a trocar wound preferably through a cannula inserted into the wound, and extended to position the needles adjacent the wound, to allow the wound to be sutured.
In accordance with another emibodiment of the present invention, there is provided a trocar wound closure device comprising an elongated body; first and second retractable needle holders disposed at a distal end of the body and movable between a retracted position and an extended position, the first and second needle holders configured and dimensioned to deploy first and second needles in a radial plane substantially parallel to a longitudinal plane of the elongated body when the needle holders are in the extended position; and actuator means disposed at a proximal end of the body, for moving the needle holders from the retracted position to the : ~ , . : :: ~ :
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extended position so that the needle holders can be retracted to allow the device to be inser~ed through a trocar wound, and extended to position the needles adjacent the wound to allow the wound to be closed.
In accordance with a still further embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a trocar wound closure device comprising an elongated body; first and second retractable needle holders for holding first and second respective needles therein, the needle holders disposed at a distal end of the elongated body and movable between a retracted position such that the needles are maintained substantially within an exterior surface of the elongated body and an extended position wherein the needles are deployed substantially outside the exterior surface substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the elongated body; and actuator means disposed at a proximal end of the body, for moving the needle holders from the retracted position to the extended position so that the needle holders can be retracted to allow the device to be inserted through a trocar wound, and extended to position the needles adjacent the wound to allow the wound to be closed.
In accordance witll another aspect of this inventionl the elongated body is a tubular body, and the needle holders are elongated cantilevered arms fixed at the proximal end, and free at the distal end.
In accordance with a further aspect of this invention, the retractable needle holders are movable from a retracted position within the tubular body to an extended position outside the tubular body.
In accordance with a still further aspect of this invention, the needle holders have tapered 2a : , retracting edges for causing the nee~le holders to retract as the wound closure device is withdrawn from a trocar wound, especially through a cannula.
In accordance with a still further aspect of this invention, the actuator comprises a plunger movable within the tubular body from an extended position to a depressed position, for engaging and moving the cantilevered arms outward as the plunger is depressed, and moving the needle holders from the retracted position to the extended position, respectively.
In accordance with a still further embodiment of this invention, the needle holders are needle plates slidably mounted in the elongated body, with needle holding edges oriented generally parallel to the body.
In accordance with another aspect of this invention, the body includes a tube for carrying a suture witllin the body.
~hile the novel aspects of this invention are set forth with particularity in the appended claims, the invention itself, together with further objects and advantages thereof, may be more readily comprehended by reference to the following detailed description of a presently preferred embodiment of the invention, taken in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:
Figure l is a side elevational view of a trocar wound closure device in accordance with this invention;
Figure 2 is a side elevation of the plunger of the trocar wound closure device of Figure l;
Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the plunger of Figure 2;
Figure 9 is an enlarged segmental view of the distal end of the trocar wound closure device of Figure 1, shown partly in section, and loaded with a suture;
Figure 5 is a side elevation of the distal end of the trocar wound closure device shown in Figure 4;
Figure 6 is a bottom plan view of the distal en~ of the trocar wound closure device o Figure 4 - showing the needle holders in the extended position; and Figure 7 is a bottom plan view similar to Figure 6, but showing the needle holders in the retracted position with the suture and needles omitted for clarity;
Figure 8 is an enlarged view of the proximal end of the trocar wound closure device, shown partly in section, with the plunger fully depressed;
Figure 9 is an enlarged side elevational view of the proximal end of the trocar wound closure device similar to that shown in Figure 8, but with the plunger extended;
Figure 10 is a simplified side elevational view of a cannula for use with a trocar wound closure device in accordance with this invention;
Figure 11 is a side elevational view, partly in section, showing the cannula of Figure 10 inserted tllrougll a trochar wound into a peritoneal cavity with the trocar wound closure device of this invention in the process of being inserted into the cannula;;
Figure 12 is a side elevational view, partly in section, showing the trocar wound closure device fully inserted into the cannula with the needle holders extended;
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Figure 13 is a side elevational view, partly in sectio~, showing the process of withdrawing the wound closure device and cannula to cause the needles to pierce the peritoneal wall;
Figure 14 is a fragmentary side elevational view showing the distal end of the trocar wound closure device as both sides of the the suture are pulled through the peritoneal wall;
Figure 15 is a fragmentary side elevational view showing the troçar wound closure device with the needle holders retracted in preparation for withdrawal from the trocar puncture wound site;
Figure 16 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the distal end of a trocar wound closure device;
Figure 17 is a section thereof taken along lines 17-17 of Figure 16 showing the needle holders rotated to an extended position;
Figure 18 is a section taken along the same line showing the needle holders rotated to a retracted position; and Figure 19 is a section taken along line 19-19 of Figure 16 showing the distal end of the alternative embodiment of the trocar wound closure device.
In a presently preferred embodiment of the invention as shown in Figure 1, the trocar wound closure device 10 includes an elongated tubular, preferably cylindrical, body 12 having a proximal end 14 inserted into a housing block 16, preferably formed from a moldable or machinable plastic, soft metal or the like, and a distal end 20. A plunger 22 having a handle 2q attached thereto at one end 26 is slidably received within the tubular body 12. The plunger 22 is shown in a , .
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side elevation in Figure 3, and a bottom plan view of the plunger is sllown in Figure 2. The plunger 22 includes the handle 24 already described, and an elongated shaft 28 attached to the handle by conventional fasteners, such as a screw or rivet 30.
An actuating element 32 is attached to the distal end 34 of the elongated shaft 28. The actuating element 32 is preferably machined or molded from a low coefficient of friction plastic material such as delrin or the like. It is generally cylindrical in cross section, and has three longitudinally extending notches 40, 92, 44 formed therein, spaced radially around the periphery of the actuating element 32. A first shallow notch 40 and a second shallow notch 42 are adapted to engage first and second needle drivers as will be shown and described in more detail later. A deeper notch 49 receives a suture llolder.
The distal end 20 of the trocar wound closure device 10 is shown in more detail in Figure 4, which is partly broken away and sectioned for convenience. First and second elongated slots 50 and 52 are formed in the distal end 20 of the tubular body 12, as can be seen also in Figures 5, 6, and 7. The slots 50 and 52 extend from the distal end 20 of the body 12 towards the proximal end 14 a distance sufficient to allow first and second needles 56 and 58 to be retracted laterally into the body through the slots 50 and 52.
The needles 56 and 58 are carried by needle drivers having first and second elongated resilient bars 64 and 56. The bars have first and second fin shaped needle carriers 70 and 72 attached at the distal ends of the bars 64 and `~: , '' , :: -.. . ..
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6G. Each of the needle holders has a long side 74, 76 attached to the respective distal end of its bar, and a remote shorter side 78, ~0 having a needle carrying groove 82, 84 formed therein. The top sides 88, 90 of the needle holders are preferably tapered from the long sides to the short sides to assist the needle holders in being retracted into the tubular body 12, as will be described in more detail later.
A suture 94, armed at its ends with needles 56, 58, is carried by the device, as seen best in Figure 4. The needles 56, 58 are mounted in the needle carrying grooves 82 and 89 in the needle carriers 70, 72, and the suture 94 is loaded into a suture receiving tube 98 that e~;tends upwardly inside the tubular body 12. As best seen in Figure 6, the needle carriers 70 and 72 and the tube are received in the slots 40, 42 of the actuating member 32. The deep slot 94 is preferably sized to surround the suture holding tube without engaging it, while the shallow slots 40 and 42 are sized and shaped to engage the resilient bars 64, 66 carrying the needle carriers 70 and 72.
l~hen the plunger 22 is fully depressed, the actuating member 32 moves within the tubular body 12 towards the distal end 20 of the trocar wound closure device 10, and pushes the needle carriers 70, 72 to an extended position as shown in Figure 6. When the plunger 22 is withdrawn, the actuating member 32 slides towards the proximal end 14 of the device, and the resilient bars 6q, 66 move into the tubular body to withdraw the needle carriers 70, 72 into the body of the trocar wound closure device, as shown in Figure 7, from which the needles and suture are omitted for clarity.
These same two conditions are shown in the section views of the proximal end of the device illustrated at Figures 8 and 9. Figure 8 shows the plunger 22 fully depressed, and Figure 9 shows the plunger 22 fully withdrawn. The housing block 16 is formed from three elements. An inner carrier member 100, preferably cylindrical in configuration and having a through bore therein is mounted within an outer generally rectangular member 104 having a peripheral notch 106 for receiving the top of a cannula and a bore 110 for receiving the inner carrier 100. A flat rectangular cap 112 closes one end of the rnember, and includes a central bore 114 for receiving the elongated shaft 28 of the plunger 22 therethrough.
The tubular body member 12 is mounted in a slightly enlarged annular recess 116 in the through bore 102 of the inner member 100. The through bore 102 is tapered from a small diameter at its distal end towards a larger diameter at its proximal end. The proximal ends of the resilient bars 69, 66 are attached at radially opposed positions on the inner surface of the tapered portion of the through bore 102. Preferably, the bars 64 and 66 are made from spring steel or a similar resilient material, and are formed so that they naturally assume the position as shown in Figure 9, to retract the needle carriers 70 and 72 to the Figure 7 position, withdrawn into the interior of the distal end 20 of the tubular body 12 when the actuating member 32 is withdrawn to the position shown in Figure 9.
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element 32 engage the inner surfaces of the bars 64 and 66, as will be recalled from Figure 6. As the plunger 22 is depressed, the actuating element 32 progressively urges the bars 64 and 66 from their natural position to a position adjacent the inner surface of the tubular body 12 as shown in Figures 4, 6 and 8, and at the same time urges the needle carriers 70, 72 to an extended position outside the distal end 20 of the tubular body 12.
The upper end of t!le ~uture holding tube 98 is also visible in Figures 8 and 9. As shown in Figure 8, a bight formed in the suture 99 may extend sliglltly beyond the upper end o the suture holder 98, shown shorter than actual size for clarity. As shown in Figure 9, which in this aspect is meant to represent the wound closure device after the suture has been withdrawn through the peritoneal wall, the bight at tlle center of the suture 94 has disappeared to show that the suture has been withdrawn.
While the trocar wound closure device of this invention may be inserted directly into a trocar wound site, it is conventional in laparoscopic procedures to employ a cannula 120 as shown in Figure 10 during a prscedure. The trocar wound closure device of this invention is particularly adapted to be used with the cannula 110 in place at the wound site.
Figure 11 shows the cannula 120 of Figure 10 inserted tllrougll a trocar puncture wound. The cannula 110 passes through the skin 124, a fat layer 12~ and the fascia 128 into the peritoneal cavity 130.
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used to place a suture at a trocar puncture wound site. The suture 94 is armed at each end with a needle 56, 58. As shown in Figures 4 and 8, the center of the suture is stored inside the tube 98 within trocar wound closure device, to keep it from becoming tangled. The needles are mounted in the grooves 82 and 84 of the two needle carriers 70 and 72, as shown in Figure 4, with the sharp ends of the needles pointing towards the proximal end 14 of the trocar,wound closure device 10. The suture 94 extends from the distal end of each needle into the body o the trocar wound closure device. The needle carriers 70, 72 are retracted inside the tubular body 12 of the trocar wound lS closure device to the position shown in Figure 7, so that the outside diameter of the loaded trocar wound closure device is less than the inside diameter of the trocar puncture wound or of the cannula 120.
The trocar wound closure device 10, with the needle carriers retracted, is inserted through the cannula into the peritoneal cavity 130, with the plunger 22 retracted as shown in Figure 11. The ' plunger 22 is depressed to extend the needle carriers 70, 72 and position the needles 56 and 58 adjacent to but outside the edges of the puncture wound, and in position to puncture the fascia 128 adjacent the wound site as shown in Figure 12.
The trocar wound closure device 10 and the cannula 120 are simultaneously pulled outwardly with respect to the cavity 130, and the needles pass through the fascia 128 as shown in Figure 13. The skin 124 and intermediate layer of fat 126 are grasped and retracted from the trocar wound site. The needles 56, 58 are located and - . .-:
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pulled only through the fascia and muscle layers, with conventional needle drivers or the like as shown in Figure 14. As the needles and then the suture are pulled through the fascia, the remainder of the suture is controllably released from the suture tube 98 as in Fig . 14 . The plunger 22 is ~irst withdrawn to the extended position, prior to withdrwing the trocar wound closure device 10 from the cannula 120. The trocar wound closure device is then retracted from the cannula. ~he taper of the needle carriers will cause retraction of the needle carriers into the body of the trocar wound closure device as the device is withdraw as showll in Figure 15. Rfter the cannula 120 is withdrawn from the wound a surgical knot is placed over the fascial wound site, thereby closing the wound through the fascia, beneath the fat and skin. The ends of suture are cut. The outer layers of skin and fat are positioned anatomically over the fascial closure, and closed or covered in a conventional manner.
An alternative embodiment of the trocar wound closure device of this invention is shown in Figures 16, 17, 18, and 19. Only the distal end of the device is illustrated in the figures, it being understood that any conventional actuating means as will occur to those skilled in the art may be used. The device shown in these figures includes four needle carriers 202, 204, 206, and 208 rather tilan two, and is especially suitable for closing large trocar wounds. Four needles 210, 212, 214 and 216 are mounted at the ends of rotatable tubes 220, 222, 224, and 226, carried within the tubular body member 230 of the trocar 2 ~
wound closure device 20Q. The suture(s) can be stored witllin one or more of these tubes. The needle holders are elongated and generally oblong in configuration, and each includes an enlarged recess 232, 234, 236, 238 for receiving the end of its respective rotatable tube, and a small recess and slot 240, 242, 244, 246 for receiving a suture armed with a needle. The peripheries of the needle holders are configured so that when rotated to a retracted position as shown in Figure 18, they will fit within the inside of the tubular body 230. At their upper ends, the rotatable tubes are provided with cam shaped actuating members 250, 252, 256 and 258, to allow the rods to be rotated to move the needle holders from an extended position, as shown in Figure 17, to a retracted position as shown in Figure 18.
Preferably, at least one spacer 260 as shown in Figure 19 is provided within the tubular body member for maintaining the rotatable rods in a spaced apart configuration, wllile allowing them to turn freely within apertures 262, 264, 256 and 268 in the spacer.
l~hile the invention has been shown and described in connection with a presently preferred embodiment thereof, those skilled in the art will recognize that certain modifications and changes may be made therein without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention, which accordingly is intended to be defined solely by the appended claims.
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Claims (12)
1. A trocar wound closure device comprising:
an elongated body;
first and second retractable needle holders disposed at the distal end of the body and movable between a retracted position and an extended position;
and actuator means disposed at the proximal end of the body, for moving the needle holders from the retracted position to the extended position so that the needle holders can be retracted to allow the device to be inserted through a trocar wound, and extended to position the needles adjacent the wound to allow the wound to be closed.
an elongated body;
first and second retractable needle holders disposed at the distal end of the body and movable between a retracted position and an extended position;
and actuator means disposed at the proximal end of the body, for moving the needle holders from the retracted position to the extended position so that the needle holders can be retracted to allow the device to be inserted through a trocar wound, and extended to position the needles adjacent the wound to allow the wound to be closed.
2. A trocar wound closure device comprising:
an elongated body;
first and second retractable needle holders disposed at a distal end of the body and movable between a retracted position and an extended position said first and second needle holders configured and dimensioned to deploy first and second needles in a radial plane substantially parallel to a longitudinal plane of said elongated body when said needle holders are in said extended position; and actuator means disposed at a proximal end of the body, for moving the needle holders from the retracted position to the extended position so that the needle holders can be retracted to allow the device to be inserted through a trocar wound, and extended to position the needles adjacent the wound to allow the wound to be closed.
an elongated body;
first and second retractable needle holders disposed at a distal end of the body and movable between a retracted position and an extended position said first and second needle holders configured and dimensioned to deploy first and second needles in a radial plane substantially parallel to a longitudinal plane of said elongated body when said needle holders are in said extended position; and actuator means disposed at a proximal end of the body, for moving the needle holders from the retracted position to the extended position so that the needle holders can be retracted to allow the device to be inserted through a trocar wound, and extended to position the needles adjacent the wound to allow the wound to be closed.
3. The trocar wound closure device of Claim 1 or 2, in which the elongated body comprises a tubular body.
4. The trocar wound closure device of Claim 1 or 2, in which the elongated body has openings disposed near said distal end and the retractable needle holders are movable from a retracted position within the body to an extended position outside the body, extending through the openings.
5. The trocar wound closure device of Claim 1 or 2, in which the elongated body has openings disposed near said distal end and the retractable needle holders are movable from a retracted position within the body to an extended position outside the body, extending through the openings and in which the retractable needle holders have tapered retracting edges to ensure the needle holders will retract as the trocar wound closure device is withdrawn through a cannula.
6. The trocar wound closure device of Claim 1 or 2, comprising means within the elongated body for carrying a suture.
7. The trocar wound closure device of Claim 1 or 2, in which the elongated body has openings disposed near said distal end and the retractable needle holders are movable from a retracted position within the body to an extended position outside the body, extending through the openings and in which the retractable needle holders have tapered retracting edges to ensure the needle holders will retract as the trocar wound closure device is withdrawn through a cannula and in which the actuator means comprises a plunger movable from an extended position to a depressed position for moving the retractable needle holders from the retracted position to the extended position, respectively.
8. The trocar wound closure device of Claim 1 or 2, in which the first and second retractable needle holders comprise first and second needle carriers, slidably mounted in the elongated body, and having needle holding slots oriented generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the body, and in which the actuator means comprises means extending through the body for engaging the needle carriers and causing the needle holding slots to move to an extended position.
9. The trocar wound closure device of Claim 1 or 2, having elongated tube means within the elongated body for carrying a suture.
10. The trocar wound closure device of Claim 1 or 2, wherein said body comprises a tubular body and in which the actuator means comprises a generally cylindrical actuator disposed within said tubular body.
11. A trocar wound closure device according to Claim 2, wherein said first and second respective needles are oriented in said needle holders such that pointed ends of said needles are directed generally toward said proximal end of said device.
12. A trocar wound closure device comprising:
an elongated body;
first and second retractable needle holders for holding first and second respective needles therein said needle holders disposed at a distal end of said elongated body and movable between a retracted position such that said needles are maintained substantially within an exterior surface of said elongated body and an extended position wherein said needles are deployed substantially outside said exterior surface substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said elongated body; and actuator means disposed at a proximal end of the body, for moving the needle holders from the retracted position to the extended position so that the needle holders can be retracted to allow the device to be inserted through a trocar wound, and extended to position the needles adjacent the wound to allow the wound to be closed.
an elongated body;
first and second retractable needle holders for holding first and second respective needles therein said needle holders disposed at a distal end of said elongated body and movable between a retracted position such that said needles are maintained substantially within an exterior surface of said elongated body and an extended position wherein said needles are deployed substantially outside said exterior surface substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said elongated body; and actuator means disposed at a proximal end of the body, for moving the needle holders from the retracted position to the extended position so that the needle holders can be retracted to allow the device to be inserted through a trocar wound, and extended to position the needles adjacent the wound to allow the wound to be closed.
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