Patent ID: 9295461
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A method of closing a tissue wound comprising: positioning a first fastener of a wound closure device against tissue, the wound closure device having a second fastener, a flexible member extending between the first and second fasteners and movably attached to the second fastener by a one-way knot formed in the flexible member between the first and second fastener, and a needle having an open tip and defining a bore that connects to the open tip, the first and second fasteners being at least partially disposed within the bore; passing the flexible member across the wound; positioning the second fastener against tissue; and pulling on a free end of the flexible member to shorten a length of the flexible member between the first and second fasteners, thereby closing the wound; wherein the needle further defines a slit that connects to the bore and to the open tip, the first fastener including a projection that protrudes through the slit, and wherein positioning the first fastener of the wound closure device against tissue includes engaging the projection with tissue to remove the first fastener from the bore.