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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2014
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Nicholas Maiorino, Branford, CT (US);
Saumya Banerjee, Hamden, CT (US);
Timothy Sargeant, Guliford, CT (US);
Arpan Desai, Hamden, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfirld, MA (US);
Abstract
A closure device for port site closure is provided. The closure device includes an end effector having a top surface and a bottom surface. A stem extends upwardly from a midsection of the top surface of the end effector. The stem has a free end, a distal end, and a middle portion therebetween. An attachment member extends from the distal end of the stem and is fixedly attached to the top surface of the end effector. The attachment member has a width smaller than a width of the distal end. At least one notch is defined by a gap between the distal end of the stem and the top surface of the end effector.