Patent ID: 9370354
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus, the apparatus comprising: (a) a body, wherein the body presents a channel, the channel extending through the body to a distal end, the channel configured to receive a surgical instrument; (b) an engagement member selectively movable within the channel relative to the body from a first position to a second position; (c) a needle disposed within a hole extending through a first portion of at least one of the body and the engagement member to the channel to selectively move the needle from the hole and into the channel, the at least one of the engagement member and the body having a second portion configured to selectively cover and selectively uncover the hole in the first and second positions, respectively; and (d) a drive member within the body and configured to drive the needle toward the channel in response to selective movement of the engagement member within the channel from the first position to the second position, wherein the second portion is configured to cover the hole in the first position and thereby block movement of the needle to the channel, and wherein the second portion is further configured to uncover the hole in the second position and thereby release movement of the needle to the channel for delivery into the surgical instrument within the channel.