Patent ID: 8562630
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A suture cartridge assembly for inserting a stitch through tissue around a hole in an abdominal muscle or a hollow organ, the suture cartridge assembly comprising: a first arm member holding a first capture sleeve; a second arm member holding a second capture sleeve; and a suture cord having a first end attached to the first capture sleeve, a second end attached to the second capture sleeve and an intermediate portion between the first end and the second end, the first arm member and the second arm member being actuated from retracted positions in-line with the suture cartridge assembly to deployed positions for respectively receiving a first penetration member and a second penetration member a cartridge body comprising a forward end, a connecting end, a first arm receiving cavity for receiving the first arm member on a first side of the cartridge body, a second arm receiving cavity for receiving the second arm member on a second side of the cartridge body, and an arm actuator receiving cavity having an opening at the connecting end; an arm actuator received within the arm actuator receiving cavity and cooperating with the first arm member, the second arm member, and a center rod member to actuate the first arm member and the second arm member from the retracted positions to the deployed positions and back to the retracted positions; and a suture spool assembly attached to the forward end of the cartridge body and comprising a spool member for holding the intermediate portion of the suture cord, and a shroud assembly covering the spool member and defining an opening for the first end and the second end of the suture cord to extend respectively from the spool member to the first capture sleeve and the second capture sleeve and for the intermediate portion of the suture cord to unwind from the spool member.