Patent ID: 8663249

Claim:
An apparatus for suturing a tissue comprising a handle, having a distal end and a proximal end; a suture column, having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the proximal end is attached to the distal end of the handle; a cylinder ring, wherein the cylinder ring is circumferentially located on the suture column and is capable of moving toward the proximal end of the suture column or distal end of the suture column; a plurality of spokes having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the proximal end of the spokes is attached to the cylinder ring; one or more triggers present on the handle; a plurality of needles connected to the distal end of the plurality of spokes and operatively connected to one of the one or more triggers; a plurality of sutures threadingly attached to the plurality of needles; and a plurality of tie-bands operatively connected to one of the one or more triggers.