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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2016
Dura Tap Llc, Wayne, PA (US);
Mark F. Kurd, Wayne, PA (US);
David Greg Anderson, Villanova, PA (US);
Jaime F. Sarabia, Mableton, GA (US);
Eric Buehlmann, Duxbury, MA (US);
Jay P. Tapper, Wayne, PA (US);
Jens Johnson, Austin, TX (US);
Ann R. Lee, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Catherine Margaret Unruh, Reading, PA (US);
Durastat LLC, Wayne, PA (US);
Abstract
A suturing device includes a curved needle, a suture, an elongate body, an actuator and a curved needle holder. The suture connects with the curved needle. The actuator is operable between a first operating position and a second operating position. The curved needle holder extends away from a distal end portion or is provided as part of the distal end portion of the elongate body. The curved needle holder includes a distal end section having a distal-most tip. The curved needle holder defines a curved needle passage and a distal opening. Movement of the actuator from the first operating position toward the second operating position moves the curved needle with respect to the curved needle holder toward a released condition. The distal end section is configured to allow the curved needle to release from the curved needle holder at a location offset from the distal-most tip.