Patent ID: 7981124

Claim:
A surgical instrument for applying purse string sutures to tissue, comprising: a first purse string plate having notches for receiving tissue and through which a first suture wire may pass; a first push plate for advancing the first suture wire through the notches of the first purse string plate and into the tissue to enable application of a first purse-string suture; a second purse string plate having notches for receiving tissue and through which a second suture wire may pass; a second push plate for advancing the second suture wire through the notches of the second purse string plate and into the tissue to enable application of a second purse-string suture; and a housing to house the surgical instrument, wherein the housing has a front end and a back end, and wherein the first purse string plate and the second purse string plate are within the front end of the housing, and wherein the housing is configured to be inserted into a human body.