Patent ID: 9592038
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A suturing device for suturing an opening in a vascular vessel, said device comprising: a proximal member including an elongate body having a needle channel therethrough sized to receive at least one needle and including a needle cartridge slidably mounted thereon configured to contain a plurality of needles, the needle cartridge being biased to automatically and successively align each of the plurality of needles with the needle channel; a distal member configured to be inserted within a lumen of a vascular vessel, said distal member having a receptacle located therein; an intermediate member disposed between the proximal member and the distal member, said intermediate member defining a tissue receiving area and having a first opening providing a passageway to the channel and a second opening providing a passageway into the receptacle, the intermediate member including a foot pivotally mounted on a lateral outer surface of the intermediate member and pivotal about pivot axis that extends through the foot and the lateral outer surface; and a length of suture material comprising a needle engaging fitting positioned in the receptacle to engage a needle entering from the second opening.