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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
May. 19, 2011
Wouter E. Roorda, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Laveille K. Voss, Belmont, CA (US);
David J. Milazzo, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Aaron M. Fortson, Fremont, CA (US);
Wouter E. Roorda, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Laveille K. Voss, Belmont, CA (US);
David J. Milazzo, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Aaron M. Fortson, Fremont, CA (US);
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A suture applying device includes a shaft which carries a pair of needles near its distal end. The needles are joined by a length of suture, and the shaft is used to both introduce the needles into a lumen of a body structure and to draw the needles back through tissue on either side of the puncture site. After the needles have passed through the tissue, they are captured by a needle receiver and drawn outward through the tract, leaving a loop of suture behind to close the puncture site near the body lumen. The suture can then be tied or otherwise secured to close the puncture site.