Hien Nguyen,Sohail Zahid,Ang Tu,Daniel Peng,Stephen Van Kooten,Leslie Myint,Anvesh Annadanam,Luis Herrera,Haley Huang,Adam Clark
申请号：
US13875496
公开号：
US20130304096A1
申请日:
2013.05.02
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a device and method for suturing the fascia or other tissue in a patient. The device includes a first arm and a second arm pivotally coupled to one another and housing a spring-based lever system that is configured to frictionally hold a portion of a needle within each of the first and second arms. A switch allows the spring-based lever system to be used to pass the needle between the first and second arms. When the switch is in a first position, the needle is frictionally held by the spring-based lever system within the first arm and released within the second arm. Likewise, when the switch is in a second position, the needle is frictionally held by the spring-based lever system within the second arm and released within the first arm.
