Patent ID: 9345474
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A needle removal device comprising: a base member configured to be selectively positioned substantially adjacent a proximal portion of a suturing system, the base member having a peripheral edge bounded by a casing member, the proximal portion of the suturing system including a plurality of needle lumens; and a plurality of needle receptacles at least partially defined by the base member, each of the plurality of needle receptacles being positioned and configured to generally correspond to one of the plurality of the needle lumens of a suturing system, each of the plurality of the needle receptacles being further configured to selectively receive and grasp onto one or more needles extending proximally from the corresponding one of the plurality of needle lumens of the suturing system, wherein the base member being configured that upon an increasing radial force being applied to the peripheral edge thereof from movement of the casing member in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the plurality of needle receptacles, the base member compresses resulting in an inward radial force being applied to the one or more needles disposed therein.