Patent ID: 7381212

Claim:
A needle adapted for use in a surgical suture device, the needle having an elongate configuration with an axis extending between a proximal end and a distal end, the axis dividing the needle into a notch side and a void side, the needle comprising: a sharp distal tip; a notch-side edge extending proximally of the tip; a notch-side ramp included in the notch-side edge and disposed proximally of the distal tip; a notch-side ledge included in the notch-side edge and disposed proximally of the notch-side ramp; a notch edge included in the notch-side edge and disposed proximally of the notch-side ledge; a void-side edge extending proximally of the tip; and a first void edge included in the void-side edge and disposed generally laterally opposite the notch-side ledge of the notch-side edge, the first void edge defining a first void having the shape of a first crescent of a first radius; a second void edge included in the void-side edge and disposed proximally of the first void edge and defining a second void having the shape of a second crescent of a second radius greater than the first radius.