Allen Gaynor;Michael K. Luk;Nicholas Ellering;Timothy Andrew Bachman;James Leigh Lin;Pornpimon Narthasilpa;Matthew Vail Leyden;Christopher Anthony Thierfelder;Steven McClurg;Christian Richard Trifilio
发明人:
Steven McClurg,Christopher Anthony Thierfelder,Allen Gaynor,Pornpimon Narthasilpa,Timothy Andrew Bachman,Christian Richard Trifilio,Matthew Vail Leyden,Nicholas Ellering,Michael K. Luk,James Leigh Lin
申请号：
US13591235
公开号：
US08545521B2
申请日:
2012.08.22
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
A suturing assembly is provided that is configured to pull a capsule attached to a suture through tissue. The suturing assembly includes a shaft aligned on a longitudinal axis of the suturing assembly, and a head coupled to the shaft. The head includes a proximal portion and a distal end spaced apart from the proximal portion by a throat. The proximal portion houses a needle that is movable through a needle exit port. The proximal portion of the head and the needle exit port are both aligned on the longitudinal axis. A proximal side of the distal end of the head defines a cavity adapted to receive the capsule and a distal side of the distal end of the head defines a slot adapted to allow the suture to pass through the distal end of the head and into the cavity.
