Patent ID: 8591526
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A suturing device for suturing with a suturing needle having a first end and a second end, the suturing device comprising: an elongated sheath having a working end for insertion through a working channel in an endoscope, the sheath having an inner passage defined through at least a portion of the sheath adjacent the working end; a suturing assembly comprising: the suturing arms being movable between an open position wherein the distal ends are spaced apart by a first distance and a closed position wherein the distal ends are spaced apart by a second distance less than the first distance, the base segments being generally parallel when the suturing arms are in the open position; wherein the first and second suturing arms are formed of a flexible and resilient material such that moving the suturing arms between the open and closed positions flexes the suturing arms, the suturing arms being biased towards the open position; the suturing assembly disposed through the inner passage of the sheath, the sheath being movable relative to the suturing assembly between a retracted position and an extended position, the sheath in the extended position engaging the suturing arms and urging the suturing arms towards the closed position.