Patent ID: 6059800
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A suturing device for closing a wound in body tissue having a near side and a far side, including:a shaft having an axis extending between a proximal end and a hollow distal end, the distal end of the shaft being adapted for movement from the near side of the body tissue, through the wound, to the far side of the body tissue;a suture;a first stylet operable from the proximal end of the shaft for carrying the suture from the near side of the body tissue into the hollow distal end of the shaft;a second stylet operable from the proximal end of the shaft for engaging the suture within the hollow distal end of the shaft and for moving the suture from the far side of the body tissue to the near side of the body tissue; wherebythe suture can be tied on the near side of the body tissue to close the wound.