Patent ID: 11877741
Assignee: ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. A suturing system comprising:
a sheath;
a handle assembly proximal the sheath;
an elongate body disposed between the sheath and the handle assembly;
a plurality of needles disposed distal the elongate body in a pre-deployed configuration and movable into an interior of the elongate body in a deployed configuration, each of the plurality of needles comprising a needle tip, each needle tip being orientated proximally towards the elongate body in the pre-deployed configuration; and
a needle capture assembly disposed between a distal end of the elongate body and the handle assembly, the needle capture assembly comprising a plurality of engaging edge segments, wherein the plurality of engaging edge segments comprise two longitudinally spaced engaging edge segments and two circumferentially spaced engaging edge segments, each engaging edge segment being configured to interlock with at least one of the plurality of needles, the needle capture assembly comprising a needle receiving opening through which one of the plurality of needles pass proximally towards the handle assembly, the needle receiving opening being longitudinally spaced with respect to the two longitudinally spaced engaging edge segments in a distal direction wherein, each needle comprises a distally facing surface configured to interlock with one of the two needle engaging edges.