Patent ID: 8535339
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A device for delivering a plurality of sutures, one at a time, into tissue of a patient, the device comprising: a handle including a trigger; a shaft extending from the handle along a longitudinal axis; an applicator section configured to be movable off of the longitudinal axis, the plurality of sutures disposed within the applicator section, each of the plurality of sutures formed as a single piece with a first terminating end and a second terminating end, one of the first and second terminating ends of each of the sutures including a hook and the other one of the first and second terminating ends of each of the sutures including a loop; a first push rod disposed at least partially within the applicator section, the first push rod comprising a first member at a distal end of the first push rod and engagable with the first terminating end of a first one of the sutures; and a second push rod disposed at least partially within the applicator section, the second push rod comprising a second member comprising a flexible, pre-shaped portion, the second member at a distal end of the second push rod and engagable with the second terminating end of the first one of the sutures wherein the sutures further comprise a first needle interface hook on the first terminating end to interface with the first member, and a second needle interface hook on the second terminating end to interface with the second member, operation of the trigger causing