Patent ID: 9675342
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A wound closure device, comprising: an elongated shaft defining proximal and distal regions; an elongated sleeve disposed about the shaft, the sleeve having first and second sleeve arms on opposite sides of the sleeve, the sleeve arms pivotably coupled to the sleeve at proximal ends of the sleeve arms and pivotably coupled to the shaft at distal ends of the sleeve arms, the sleeve slidable about the shaft between a retracted position, wherein the sleeve arms extend along the shaft, and a deployed position, wherein the sleeve arms extend outwardly from the shaft; a suture defining a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion extending between the first and second ends; and a cartridge including a base and first and second cartridge arms, the base configured for releasable coupling with the shaft in the distal region of the shaft and defining a pocket configured to retain the intermediate portion of the suture, the first and second cartridge arms configured for positioning adjacent the respective first and second sleeve arms and configured to move in conjunction with the respective first and second sleeve arms between the retracted and deployed positions, the first and second cartridge arms configured to retain the first and second ends of the suture, respectively.