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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2013
Depuy Mitek, Llc, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Thomas Weisel, Ventura, CA (US);
Martin Padget, Valencia, CA (US);
DePuy Mitek, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical suturing device () having an axis extending between a proximal end and a distal end is operable to move a suture () through body tissue (). A handle assembly () is coupled to an elongated shaft () having a hollow configuration. An actuating rod () is disposed to extend between the handle assembly () and the shaft (). A thumb actuation assembly is coupled to a proximal end of the actuating rod () for moving the rod both axially and rotationally. A needle assembly () at the distal end of the actuating rod () is movable with the actuating rod () between an extended state and a retracted state and at various angular orientations.