Patent ID: 8075573

Claim:
An endoscopic tissue suturing device comprising: a suturing capsule having a tissue suction chamber, needle track and a suture tag catch, wherein the suture tag catch is positioned distal to the tissue suction chamber; a needle slidable in the needle track and along a pathway that passes through the tissue suction chamber, the needle including a sharpened distal tip; a suture tag lock on an exterior surface of the needle; and a suture tag joined to a suture, the suture tag being capturable on the exterior surface of the needle by the suture tag lock and releasable from the needle into the suture tag catch when the suture tag lock is released and the needle is withdrawn proximally, the suture tag configured to be confined distal to the tissue suction chamber and not extend into the tissue suction chamber when the suture tag is retained by the suture tag catch and released from the needle.