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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2015
Surgimatix, Inc., Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Jafar S. Hasan, Oak Brook, IL (US);
Wai N. Chin, Glenview, IL (US);
James Orrico, Chicago, IL (US);
Adam A. Saban, Lockport, IL (US);
Gary M. Kobylewski, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Surgimatix, Inc., Hillside, IL (US);
Abstract
A suturing device is provided. The suturing device may include at least one suturing needle, a drive mechanism and an impulse mechanism. The drive mechanism may be operatively coupled to the suturing needle and configured to advance the suturing needle from a retracted position to an extended position during engagement, and retract the suturing needle from the extended position to the retracted position during disengagement. The impulse mechanism may be operatively coupled to the drive mechanism and configured to accumulate energy during engagement of the suturing needle, and instantaneously release the accumulated energy through the drive mechanism during disengagement.