Patent ID: 8100922
Filing Date: 2012-01-24
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A needle delivery device comprising: a needle for holding suture material and being made of a shape memory alloy preformed in an unconstrained configuration; a needle delivery guide having a needle channel for passage of the needle therethrough, a distal end and a proximal end, said needle channel defining a longitudinal axis and being configured to hold the needle in a constrained configuration, wherein the needle channel of the needle delivery guide is defined by an elongate member and a pair of constraining members extending axially from the elongate member at the distal end of the needle delivery guide; a suturing guide connected to the needle delivery guide; and, a positioning member for moving the suturing guide between an extended position and a collapsed position, wherein, in said extended position the suturing guide is configured to guide the needle in the unconstrained configuration thereof.