Patent ID: 8915933

Claim:
A suturing device, comprising: an elongated body; a distal tip that is moveable between an extended position in which the distal tip distally extends from a distal end of the elongated body and a retracted position in which the distal tip is disposed within the elongated body; at least two support arms pivotally coupled to the distal tip to be actuated by longitudinal movement of the distal tip, wherein each support arm is in a collapsed position disposed within the elongated body when the distal tip is in the extended position and each support arm is in a deployed position extending radially away from the elongated body when the distal tip is in the retracted position; and at least two needles being extendable and retractable relative to the elongated body, wherein each needle includes a distal end configured to penetrate through a vessel wall and capture a suture releasably held within a portion of a support arm.