Patent ID: 8313498
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of suturing an opening in a vascular vessel, said method comprising: inserting a vascular suturing device through the opening in the vascular vessel, said suturing device comprising: distally advancing a first needle of the plurality of needles through the single needle channel, sufficient to pierce a portion of tissue adjacent the opening in the vessel extend into the single cavity of the distal member; capturing the suture within the single cavity with the first needle, the first needle engaging a first needle engaging fitting connected to the length of suture; retracting the first needle carrying a first portion of the suture back through the tissue and the single needle channel; and distally advancing a second needle of the plurality of needles through the single needle channel following retraction of the first needle through the single needle channel to capture a second portion of the suture connected to a second needle engaging fitting, the first needle engaging fitting has a cross-sectional diameter greater than that of the second needle engaging fitting.