Patent ID: 6143004
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A suturing device comprising: a housing comprising a body having opposite ends and a tip member at one end of said body; at least one needle having a tip, said at least one needle being carried by said body, structure for moving said at least one needle in a reciprocating motion from a first position wherein said at least one needle is substantially within said body to a second position wherein said at least one needle is substantially extended from said body and from said second position to said first position, said at least one needle being capable of traversing along a non-linear path from said first position to said second position and from said second position to said first position; and a suture adapted to be releasably attached to said tip member, said suture being capable of being captured by said tip of said at least one needle only when said at least one needle is in said second position and said suture being pulled from attachment to said tip member when said at least one needle is returned to said first position.