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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2011
Douglas Adelbert Devens, Jr., St. Paul, MN (US);
Allen Gaynor, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Pornpimon Ongmorakot, St. Paul, MN (US);
Donald Wolf, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Douglas Adelbert Devens, Jr., St. Paul, MN (US);
Allen Gaynor, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Pornpimon Ongmorakot, St. Paul, MN (US);
Donald Wolf, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Coloplast A/S, Humlebaek, DK;
Abstract
A suture system includes a tool and a suture assembly. The tool includes a head having a proximal portion housing a needle and a distal end spaced apart from the proximal portion by a throat, where the needle is movable through a needle exit port formed in the proximal portion of the head to a cavity formed in the distal end of the head. The suture assembly includes a length of suture connected to a suture cap that includes an annular wall that forms a hollow tubular section, and a tubular sleeve inserted in the annular wall, with an end of the length of suture inserted into and connected to the tubular sleeve. The needle is operable to engage with the hollow tubular section of the suture cap and move the suture cap between the cavity and the needle exit port.