Patent ID: 9668725
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A wound closure device for placement of a suture within the deep fascial layers of an abdominal wall puncture wound, the device comprising an elongated body portion including a longitudinal axis, a proximal end, a distal end, a plurality of depth markers located at the distal end, and a pair of vertical suture channels, each vertical suture channel having an entrance at the proximal end and an exit near the distal end for passing a suture needle through, wherein each suture channel travels parallel to the longitudinal axis of the body portion and is configured to cause the suture needle to deflect laterally at the suture channel exit, wherein each suture channel exit is located directly above a first of the plurality of depth markers, and wherein each of the plurality of depth markers indicates a distance from the suture channel exits.