Patent ID: 8551122

Claim:
A suturing device comprising: a) a driver arm comprising a distal end, a proximal end and a driver clasp, said driver clasp being disposed near said distal end of said driver arm and configured to reversibly secure a suturing needle to said driver arm, wherein said driver clasp comprises: i) a first arm comprising a distal end, a proximal end, an inner face and an outer face; ii) a second arm comprising a distal end, a proximal end, an inner face and an outer face, wherein said first arm and said second arm are moveable between an open position and a closed position, said proximal end of said first arm and said proximal end of said second arm are joined to each other such that said first arm and said second arm are biased toward said closed position, and, in said closed position, juxtaposition of said inner face of said first arm and said inner face of said second arm defines a first aperture oriented for loading a needle and a second aperture; and iii) a driver release button, configured to move said first arm and said second arm into an open position after insertion of said driver release button into said second aperture; b) a receiver arm comprising a distal end, a proximal end, and a receiver clasp, said receiver clasp being disposed near said distal end of said receiver arm and configured to reversibly secure the suturing needle to said receiver arm; and c) a hinge located at both proximal ends of said driver arm and said receiver arm thereby connecting the two, said hinge being configured to allow said distal ends of said driver arm and said receiver arm to converge and separate through rotation about said hinge while keeping said proximal ends of both arms affixed to each other.