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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2013
Coloplast A/s, Humlebaek, DK;
Steven McClurg, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Christopher Anthony Thierfelder, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Allen Gaynor, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Pornpimon Ongmorakot, 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, Shoreview, MN (US);
Coloplast A/S, Humlebaek, DK;
Abstract
A suturing assembly is provided that is configured to pull a capsule attached to a suture through tissue. The suturing assembly includes a shaft aligned on a longitudinal axis of the suturing assembly, and a head coupled to the shaft. The head includes a proximal portion and a distal end spaced apart from the proximal portion by a throat. The proximal portion houses a needle that is movable through a needle exit port. The proximal portion of the head and the needle exit port are both aligned on the longitudinal axis. A proximal side of the distal end of the head defines a cavity adapted to receive the capsule and a distal side of the distal end of the head defines a slot adapted to allow the suture to pass through the distal end of the head and into the cavity.