Patent ID: 8852212

Claim:
A tissue suturing assembly comprising: a head having a proximal end connected to a shaft, the head further comprising: a) a proximal portion provided with a needle exit port, the proximal portion securing a needle that is movable through the needle exit port, where the proximal end of the head and the needle exit port are aligned on a first longitudinal axis; and b) a distal end spaced apart from the proximal portion by a throat, where the distal end is provided with an aperture that is offset in a radial direction away from the first longitudinal axis, and the aperture is adapted to retain a capsule that is connected to a length of suture; wherein the needle is movable along the first longitudinal axis through the needle exit port and is adapted to be shunted into engagement with the capsule that is positioned in the aperture formed in the distal end of the head.