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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2019
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Yuji Sakano, Toyota, JP;
Kohei Terada, Kiyosu, JP;
Daisuke Ishii, Hiratsuka, JP;
Naokatsu Osawa, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A suturing device includes a needle, and a shuttle. The needle has an elongated shape extending in a predetermined direction and is configured to hold a first thread-like member. The needle is reciprocally movable forward and backward in the predetermined direction and is rotatable about an axis extending in the predetermined direction. Rotation of the needle about the axis permitting the first thread-like member to cross the needle to form a loop in the first thread-like member. The shuttle includes a holding portion. The holding portion is configured to hold a second thread-like member. The shuttle is configured to permit the holding portion to pass through the loop.