Patent ID: 8277464

Claim:
A bone-suturing device, comprising: a delivery needle having an elongate body with a lumen defined therein, a proximal end, and a distal end with a piercing tip, the delivery needle being adapted for holding a suture; a delivery needle driving element associated with the delivery needle, the delivery needle driving element being effective to distally advance the delivery needle into bone; a capture needle having an elongate body, a proximal end, and a distal end with a piercing tip, the capture needle disposed adjacent the delivery needle and adapted to receive the suture held by the delivery needle; a capture needle driving element associated with the capture needle, the capture needle driving element being effective to distally advance the capture needle into bone such that a path of the capture needle intersects a path of the delivery needle when the delivery needle is distally advanced; and an injection device in communication with the lumen of the delivery needle for delivering an adhesive material therethrough to the distal end of the delivery needle; wherein the delivery needle driving element comprises a first ultrasonic driver and the capture needle driving element comprises a second ultrasonic driver.