Patent ID: 9095336
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of approximating a wound in tissue in a mammal, comprising: I. providing a surgical suture device, comprising: a suture strand having a first end and a second end, wherein the suture strand is doubled over to form two sections of the suture strand which are knotted together to form a plurality of spaced apart knots to create a plurality of suture loops separated by the knots including an end loop, wherein each suture loop has an opening and first and second suture sections defining the opening together with at least one of the knots; a surgical needle mounted to at least one end of the suture strand; and, an anchor member mounted to one of the suture loops for engaging another loop, the anchor member having at least one suture opening, wherein the anchor member comprises a substantially flat disc member having a top and a bottom; II. moving the needle and suture through tissue about an opening in said tissue, said tissue having a top surface, such that the bottom of the anchor member engages the tissue; and, III. moving the anchor member completely through one of the suture loops adjacent to the opening in the tissue, thereby approximating at least a section of the opening and securing the suture without tying a knot, such that the bottom of the disc member is located on the top surface of the tissue, thereby forming an interrupted stitch.