Patent ID: 9039721
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An instrument for delivering a transfascial suture, the instrument comprising: a handle; an elongated shaft extending from the handle and including a distal end; a single needle supported within the shaft, the needle being moveable to at least one extended position beyond the distal end of the shaft, the needle having a sharp end adapted to pierce a soft tissue repair prosthetic and abdominal wall tissue; a suture catch movable to an extended position beyond the distal end of the shaft, the suture catch adapted to retain and release a suture segment; a needle drive mechanism adapted to advance the needle to an extended position upon actuation of a needle actuator; and a catch drive mechanism adapted to advance the suture catch to the extended position upon actuation of a catch actuator and to retract the suture catch upon release of the catch actuator.