Patent ID: 9017346
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A suture device, comprising: a shaft having an interior; a pair of jaws disposed at a distal end of the shaft, at least one of the jaws being movable, and each of the jaws including a channel for carrying a suture; and a heating device disposed in the interior of the shaft, and movable relative to the shaft and the pair of jaws, wherein the heating device is operable to fuse opposing ends of the suture as it passes through each of the channels, the heating device is a planar member including a pair of wing-shaped guiding elements that terminate at a seat positioned between each of the wino-shaped guiding elements, each wing-shaped guiding element defining a U-shaped recess configured to catch and force the opposing ends of the suture from the channels of the each of the jaws into the seat.