Patent ID: 7674271
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A suturing device for suturing within a subject, comprising: a sheath having a length greater than a width thereof; an enclosure having a length that is greater than a width thereof, the enclosure slidably positioned within the sheath, wherein at least a portion of the length of the enclosure has a diameter adapted to expand when not positioned within the sheath, and the expandable diameter is maintained in an unexpanded state when the expandable portion is positioned within the sheath; at least one suction port comprising an opening circumferentially disposed in a sidewall of the enclosure, wherein the opening: at least one cannula arranged at least partially within the enclosure; at least one suture needle arranged within the at least one cannula and having a length at least twice as long as the length of the enclosure, wherein the needles are adapted to be pushed through the cannula and directed through the tissue received within the enclosure to provide a suture to the tissue.