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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2009
Steven Mcclurg, Roseville, MN (US);
Christopher Anthony Thierfelder, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Allen Gaynor, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Pornpimon Narthasilpa, St. Paul, MN (US);
Timothy Andrew Bachman, St. Paul, MN (US);
Christian Richard Trifilio, St. Paul, MN (US);
Matthew Vail Leyden, St. Paul, MN (US);
Nicholas Ellering, Crystal, MN (US);
Michael K. Luk, Hopkins, MN (US);
James Leigh Lindenberg, Wyoming, MN (US);
Donald Wolf, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Steven McClurg, Roseville, MN (US);
Christopher Anthony Thierfelder, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Allen Gaynor, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Pornpimon Narthasilpa, St. Paul, MN (US);
Timothy Andrew Bachman, St. Paul, MN (US);
Christian Richard Trifilio, St. Paul, MN (US);
Matthew Vail Leyden, St. Paul, MN (US);
Nicholas Ellering, Crystal, MN (US);
Michael K. Luk, Hopkins, MN (US);
James Leigh Lindenberg, Wyoming, MN (US);
Donald Wolf, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Coloplast A/S, Humlebaek, DK;
Abstract
A method of suturing tissue includes engaging tissue with a suturing head, driving a needle from a proximal end portion of the suturing head through the tissue, and engaging a capsule disposed in a distal end portion of the suturing head with the needle, the capsule comprising a length of suture attached thereto.