Patent ID: 9572570
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A suturing instrument comprising: an elongate body member extending along a longitudinal axis; a deployment controller including an actuator disposed at a proximal end of the suturing instrument, the actuator being configured to advance a needle carrier along a path including a proximal path segment in a direction away from the elongate body member and a distal path segment in a direction toward the elongate body member; and a distal tip assembly extending from the elongate body member, the distal tip assembly including the needle carrier and a catch, the distal tip assembly being configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis with respect to the elongate body member in response to rotation of the actuator, the distal tip assembly being coupled to the elongate body member at a pivot joint such that the distal tip assembly is configured to deflect about the pivot joint.