Patent ID: 9572559
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A closure device for port site closure, the closure device comprising: an end effector having a top surface and a bottom surface; a stem extending upwardly from a midsection of the top surface of the end effector, the stem having a free end, a distal end and a middle portion therebetween, the stem having a first outer surface and a second outer surface opposite the first outer surface, the first and second outer surfaces extending from the distal end to the free end; and an attachment member extending from the distal end of the stem, the attachment member including a third outer surface and a fourth outer surface opposite the third outer surface, the third and fourth outer surfaces extending from the distal end of the stem, the attachment member fixedly attached to the top surface of the end effector and having a width smaller than a width of the distal end, such that at least one notch is defined by a gap between the distal end of the stem and the top surface of the end effector.