Patent ID: 9681868
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A wound closure system, comprising: a wound closure device configured for insertion into an opening in tissue, the wound closure device including an elongated shaft and at least one arm coupled to the shaft in a distal region of the shaft, the at least one arm movable relative to the shaft between a retracted position and a deployed position, wherein the at least one arm extends outwardly from the shaft when in the deployed position; a sleeve defining a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, a central passage extending longitudinally through the sleeve, and at least one needle lumen extending longitudinally through the sleeve, the sleeve being removably positionable about the shaft of the wound closure device through reception of a proximal region of the shaft within the central passage such that the sleeve is slidable distally about the shaft to retain tissue between the distal end portion of the sleeve and the at least one arm when the at least one arm is in the deployed position; and a needle assembly including a base member and at least one needle extending distally from the base member, the at least one needle slidably insertable through the at least one needle lumen of the sleeve, the base member defining a central aperture configured to receive the shaft of the wound closure device for removably positioning the base member about the shaft, the base member being slidable about the shaft and relative to the sleeve between a proximal position, wherein the at least one needle is disposed within the at least one needle lumen, and a distal position, wherein the at least one needle extends from the at least one needle lumen towards the at least one arm.