Patent ID: 8313509
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A suturing system for receiving and retaining a suture, comprising: a suture; at least one needle having a tapered end and a groove across the tapered end that receives and removably retains a portion of the suture; and at least one retainer having a body defining an aperture, the shape of the aperture being defined by a top surface and a bottom surface, a central passageway extending between the top surface and the bottom surface and having a pair of diametrically opposed slots extending radially outward from the central passageway, the central passageway being sized to allow passage of the needle therethrough, each slot defines a tortured path section between the top surface and the bottom surface, the suture conformable within the tortured path section such that passage of the suture is permitted in a first direction and inhibited in a second direction.