Patent ID: 11925344
Assignee: ERGOSURGICAL GROUP CORP.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A device, comprising:
a first pair of extended members, wherein
a first extended member of the first pair of extended members having a first distal end portion, and
a second extended member of the first pair of extended members having a second distal end portion,
wherein the first distal end portion opposes the second distal end portion,
wherein the first distal end portion is rotatable about a first axis and the second distal end portion is rotatable about a second axis, and
wherein the rotation of the first distal end portion about the first axis in a first direction and the rotation of the second distal end portion about the second axis in a second direction opposite the first direction drives a suturing needle between the distal end portion and the second distal end portion;

a second pair of extended members positioned substantially parallel to the first pair of extended members, wherein the second pair of extended members comprise a third extended member and a fourth extended member; and
a shaft extending parallel to at least one of the first axis or the second axis, wherein the shaft is coupled to at least one of the first pair of extended members and the second pair of extended members, and wherein the at least one of the first pair of extended members or the second pair of extended members coupled to the shaft rotate about the shaft.