SUTURING SYSTEM AND ASSEMBLY

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 apar...

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Hauptverfasser:	ELLERING, NICHOLAS, NARTHASILPA, PORNPIMON, GAYNOR, ALLEN, BACHMANN, TIMOTHY, A, LINDENBERG, JAMES, LEIGH, THIERFELDER, CHRISTOPHER, A, TRIFILIO, CHRISTIAN, R, MCCLURG, STEVEN, LUK, MICHAEL, K, WOLF, DONALD, LEYDEN, MATTHEW, V
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	DIAGNOSIS HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:	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.