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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2006
Christopher A. Papa, Loveland, OH (US);
Michael J. Stokes, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, Iv, New Vienna, OH (US);
Mark S. Ortiz, Milford, OH (US);
Christopher A. Papa, Loveland, OH (US);
Michael J. Stokes, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, New Vienna, OH (US);
Mark S. Ortiz, Milford, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo. Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A surgical suturing apparatus includes a flexible member having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end has a handle attached thereto and the distal end has a suturing body attached thereto. The handle is operatively connected to the suturing body. The suturing body includes a suture housing in which a needle and drive assembly are housed for movement of the needle with a suture secured thereto about an arcuate path facilitating application of a suture to tissue. A mechanism is provided for accommodating and operating different sized needles and different sized sutures while maintaining the operative connection between the handle and the suturing body.