Patent ID: 8388653
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A medical device for anchoring suture comprising: a surgical needle comprising a tip with a sharp edge, a lumen, and an outer surface; a tag body positioned in the lumen of the surgical needle, the tag body having a length; a suture attached to a portion of said tag body, the suture comprising an elongate length greater than the tag body length, the elongate length of suture extending outside of the tag body and distally from the tip of the surgical needle while the tag body is positioned in the lumen of the surgical needle; and a protective sleeve positioned around the outer surface of the surgical needle, the protective sleeve being dimensioned and adapted to pass through the working channel of a flexible endoscope, the protective sleeve being axially slideable relative the surgical needle between a first position over the tip and a second position where the tip is exposed; wherein in the first position the elongate length of suture extends distally from the tip of the surgical needle and distally from the protective sleeve.