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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2024
Zsx Medical, Llc, Moorestown, NJ (US);
Bryan Knodel, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Vincent Biondo, Flemington, NJ (US);
Kaylah Ruiz, Moorestown, NJ (US);
John Crombie, East Hanover, NJ (US);
Anthony Bellezza, Moorestown, NJ (US);
Dan Mazzucco, Haddon Heights, NJ (US);
ZSX MEDICAL, LLC, Moorestown, NJ (US);
Abstract
An applicator for a wound closure device includes a proximal handle and a barrel extending from the handle. The barrel includes an elongate shaft, a slidable elongate actuator, and an elongate, slidable ejector rod. A jaw is pivotably attached to a distal end of the elongate actuator. The jaw has a first pair of prongs and the shaft distally terminates in a second pair of prongs. The first and second pairs of prongs are configured to releasably receive the wound closure device. A single trigger is attached to the handle and is actuatable to a first position configured to enable loading of the wound closure device to the first and second pairs of prongs, a second position configured to open the loaded wound closure device, a third position configured to close the loaded wound closure device, and a fourth position configured to release the wound closure device from the applicator.