Patent ID: 8491609

Claim:
A device for implanting a suture, comprising: a graspable main body; an elongated shaft that extends from said main body, said elongated shaft having a distal end that includes a pointed tissue piercing tip; a first suture support mounted to said distal end, said first suture support defining a first opening, said first suture support is movable between a retracted position in which said first suture support does not extend from said distal end and an extended position in which said first suture support does extend from said distal end; and a first suture capturing device mounted to said distal end and aligned with said first suture support, said first suture capturing device movable between a retracted position in which said first suture capturing device does not extend from said distal end and an extended position in which said first suturing capturing device extends from said distal end, said first suture capturing device extends within said first opening of said first suture support when in the extended position; wherein the suture extends from said first suture support to said tip and extends into said main body through a second opening in said tip; and wherein said second opening in said tip comprises a first through hole, a second through hole, and a slot extending between said first through hole and said second through hole, the suture extends through the first through hole, the second through hole, and the slot.