Patent ID: 8562622
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A tissue suturing device comprising: a handle including an actuator coupled to a distal half of the handle; a head defining a head perimeter and including a needle port and a capsule cavity located within the head perimeter, the needle port storing a needle that is connected with the actuator by a rod and the capsule cavity sized to retain a suture capsule attached to a length of suture, the actuator provided with a slotted head and the rod including a pinion inserted into the slotted head; and a release mechanism connected with the rod and located on the distal half of the handle, the release mechanism including a cable, a pulley, and a release lever, with the cable connected to a proximal end of the rod and extending over both the pulley and the pinion and connected to the release lever;