Patent ID: 6206893
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A method for suturing a puncture site in the wall of a body lumen, said method comprising:providing at least one elongate flexible needle having a distal tip and an attached length of suture;pushing the needle so that the distal tip penetrates inwardly through an anterior surface of the wall adjacent to the puncture site and enters into the body lumen, whereby an inward penetration is formed;elastically bending the needle as it travels within the body lumen so that the distal tip penetrates outwardly through a posterior surface of the wall adjacent to the puncture site, whereby an outer penetration is formed;pulling the needle outwardly to draw suture through the inward and outward penetrations formed by the needle; andtying the suture to close the puncture site.