Patent ID: 6991635

Claim:
An intracardiac suture device, comprising: a first shaft assembly comprising a first shaft having a lumen passing therethrough from a proximal end to a distal end thereof, a first suture needle-holding means coaxially provided at and spaced from the distal end of the first shaft, and a connector with a hemostatic valve provided on the proximal end of the first shaft; a second shaft assembly comprising a second shaft having a lumen passing therethrough from a proximal end to a distal end thereof and being slidably arranged in the first shaft assembly, and a connector with a hemostatic valve provided on the proximal end of the second shaft; a third shaft assembly comprising a hollow third shaft slidably arranged in the second shaft assembly, and handling portion provided at a proximal end of the third shaft; and a puncture assembly ( 5 ) comprising a hollow operating rod provided at a proximal end thereof, and a second suture needle-holding means provided at a distal end thereof and removably arranged in the distal end of the third shaft, said hollow operating rod being connected to the proximal end of the second suture needle-holding means and movably arranged in the third shaft assembly; wherein said second shaft is protrusible by sliding-movement from the distal end of the first shaft toward the first suture needle-holding means, and wherein a suture needle is transferable between the first suture needle-holding means and the second suture needle-holding means when the third shaft is slid to the distal end of the second shaft after sliding the second shaft to a position where a suture site is held between the second shaft and the first suture needle-holding means.