Patent ID: 8540736
Filing Date: 2013-09-24
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A suture system spool configured to retain suture having a suture diameter and tension the suture between a distal end portion and a proximal end portion of a suturing tool, the spool comprising: a monolithically formed disc defining a central opening that provides the disc with an inside diameter, the disc including a base and a flap joined with the base at the inside diameter, the flap extending from the inside diameter of the disc to an outer periphery of the disc to define a cavity between the flap and the base; wherein the flap is spaced away from the base at a location between the inside diameter and the outer periphery of the disc by a factor of at least two times the suture diameter, and the flap is spaced away from the base at the outer periphery of the disc by a distance that is approximately equal to the suture diameter and