Patent ID: 9220495
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A suture system configured to place suture in tissue, the suture system comprising: a tool comprising a head having a proximal portion housing a needle and a distal end spaced apart from the proximal portion by a throat, the needle is movable through a needle exit port formed in the proximal portion of the head to a cavity formed in the distal end of the head; and a suture assembly comprising a length of suture connected to a suture clip, the suture clip comprising: wherein the suture clip is configured to be retained in the cavity formed in the distal end of the head and the needle is operable to engage with the rib to extract the suture clip out of the cavity and deliver the suture clip to the needle exit port and the needle is removably secured to the rib of the suture clip.