Patent ID: 8753357

Claim:
A suturing device comprising: a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end a pair of needles removably carried near the distal end of the shaft, each needle including a first end and a second end having a sharpened tip, the needles being carried with the sharpened tips disposed toward the proximal end of the shaft; a length of suture secured to and extending between the needles; a needle receiver comprising a lumen that receives the shaft in sliding engagement, a distal end, and a pair of needle capture features formed in the distal end which receive and securely hold the needles after the shaft has been drawn proximally relative to the needle receiver, the needle receiver comprising a needle capture disc that extends radially away from the shaft and includes the pair of needle capture features; a barrel having a proximal end and a distal end, the barrel being mounted on the shaft such that the shaft can slide relative to the barrel, the distal end of the barrel comprising an aperture through which the shaft can extend and a pair of needle guides that are radially offset from one another, the needle guides being adapted to guide the needles into the needle capture features in a desired orientation.