Patent ID: 9271721
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A medical device for closing an opening in tissue using a suturing instrument having a suture, the medical device comprising: an elongated main body having a sidewall extending from a proximal end to a distal end and defining a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, the distal end defining a support surface for the suturing instrument, the support surface having an exposed longitudinally facing surface, the main body constructed to permit visualization longitudinally through the main body from the proximal end to the distal end and the support the surface; a flange connected to the main body adjacent the proximal end and projecting laterally therefrom in first and second lateral directions, a first wing of the flange projecting in the first direction and having a first guide hole extending longitudinally through the first wing, a second wing of the flange projecting in the second direction and having a second guide hole extending longitudinally through the second wing; and the first guide hole structured to direct the suturing instrument longitudinally through the first guide hole along a first guide path towards the longitudinally facing surface of the support surface, the second guide hole structured to direct the suturing instrument longitudinally through the second guide hole along a second guide path towards the longitudinally facing surface of the support surface, the first and second guide paths intersecting directly adjacent the support surface distal to the tissue.