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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2010
Sarah J. Deitch, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Daniel J. Dravis, Eau Claire, WI (US);
Christopher A. Thierfelder, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Sarah J. Deitch, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Daniel J. Dravis, Eau Claire, WI (US);
Christopher A. Thierfelder, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Coloplast A/S, Humlebaek, DK;
Abstract
A method of intracorporeally suturing a patient includes engaging tissue with a suturing head retaining a needle, forming an opening in the tissue with the needle, and pushing the needle into a through-bore formed in a capsule that is attached to a leading end of a suture and pulling the capsule and the leading end of a suture through the opening. The method additionally includes securing a clasp attached to a trailing end of the suture to an implantable support, and pulling on the suture and implanting the support inside the patient.