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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2012
Applicants:
A. Jamie Riley, St. Louis, MO (US);
Gary J. Schmidt, St. Louis, MO (US);
Amod P. Paranjpe, Augusta, MO (US);
Inventors:
A. Jamie Riley, St. Louis, MO (US);
Gary J. Schmidt, St. Louis, MO (US);
Amod P. Paranjpe, Augusta, MO (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01);
Abstract
A suture delivery system includes a distal portion having a central opening therein and one or more flanges surrounding said central opening; a body portion connected with said distal portion; and at least one suture strand and needle combination removably connected with at least one of said distal portion and said body portion, wherein a first portion of said suture strand engages said flanges of said distal portion and said body portion stores a second portion of said suture strand and said needle.