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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
May. 22, 2024
Durastat Llc, Austin, TX (US);
Jens Johnson, Austin, TX (US);
Adam Azzara, Austin, TX (US);
Kevin T. Foley, Memphis, TN (US);
Michael J. Milella, Jr., San Diego, CA (US);
DURASTAT LLC, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A suturing device includes a cannula, a distal end assembly removably connected to the cannula, a needle pusher provided in the cannula and extending into the distal end assembly when the distal end assembly is connected with the cannula, a primer movable between an extended position and a depressed position, and a spring positioned between the primer and the needle pusher. The distal end assembly includes a needle compartment defining a needle passage terminating in a distal opening. Movement of the primer from the extended position toward the depressed position compresses the spring to exert a biasing force on the needle pusher in an advance direction when the primer is in the depressed position. The primer is operatively connected with the needle pusher such that movement of the primer from the depressed position toward the extended position moves the needle pusher in a retract direction.