Patent ID: 8906044

Claim:
A knot pusher device for deploying at least one suture knot, the knot pusher device comprising: a hollow shaft having a proximal end, a tubular distal end, and at least one shaft slot extending proximally from the tubular distal end and terminating distally of the proximal end along the hollow shaft; a hollow inner tubular member positioned within the shaft, the inner tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one tube slot, wherein the inner tubular member is rotatable within the shaft between a closed position wherein the inner tubular member holds at least one suture within the at least one shaft slot and the at least one tube slot, and an open position wherein the at least one suture is released to permit removal of the at least one suture from the at least one shaft slot and the at least one tube slot; an inner rod positioned within the inner tubular member, the inner rod having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the inner rod is axially movable within the inner tubular member to deploy the at least one suture from the at least one shaft slot and the at least one tube slot by distally advancing through the inner tubular member.