Patent ID: 11896214
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A suture device comprising:
a mounting structure adapted to be secured relative to a distal end of an endoscope;
a suture ring secured relative to the mounting structure, the suture ring defining an arcuate channel extending within the suture ring;
a first arcuate needle passer slidingly disposed within a first side of the arcuate channel, the first arcuate needle pass including a working end and a control end;
a second arcuate needle passer slidingly disposed within a second side of the arcuate channel, the second arcuate needle passer including a working end and a control end;
a first control element operably coupled to the control end of the first arcuate needle passer;
a second control element operably coupled to the control end of the second arcuate needle passer;
wherein the first control element and the second control element cross over each other upon entering the arcuate channel of the suture ring; and
an arcuate needle releasably securable to the first arcuate needle passer.