Patent ID: 6911034

Claim:
A suturing device for applying a suture, comprising: an elongated body; at least one arm having a suture mounting portion to releasably hold a portion of said suture, said arm being mounted to cause an end portion of said arm to move (i) away from said elongated body from a first position to a second position and (ii) towards said elongated body from the second position to the first position, said end portion of said arm being adapted to penetrate tissue as the arm moves away from said elongated body to said second portion while holding said portion of the suture during such movement; and at least one needle having a distal end, said needle mounted to move relative to said elongated body, said distal end of said needle movable from a first position adjacent to said elongated body to a second position adjacent said suture mounting portion of said arm when said arm is in said second position; wherein said distal end of said needle is adapted to capture said portion of the suture from the suture mounting portion of the arm and draws said portion of said suture toward said elongated body.