Patent ID: 9539002
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A tissue closure device, comprising: an elongated body defining a central longitudinal axis and including a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending axially through the elongated body; and an actuator rod at least partially extending through the lumen of the elongated body, wherein the elongated body includes at least one needle guide lumen with an opening and an exit, the at least one needle guide lumen traversing the elongated body at an angle with respect to a central longitudinal axis of the elongated body, wherein a distal portion of the elongated body is pivotally connected to a plurality of wings, which are pivotally connected to a plurality of shields, wherein the plurality of shields are pivotally connected to a distal tip portion of the device, the distal tip portion being attached to a distal end of the actuator rod, wherein the plurality of wings each include an opening to allow passage into a suture retrieval space defined between one each of the plurality of wings and plurality of shields when said wings and shields are extended away from the elongated body in a deployed position of the device, and wherein the plurality of shields is configured to prevent inadvertent needle perforation of organs, vessels, or other tissues from an object inserted through at least one of the openings of the plurality of wings.