Endoscopic suturing needle loader device, system and method

Improved medical suturing devices, systems, and methods for loading a needle in a suturing device, particularly standard surgical needles. An exemplary device includes a body having one or more clamps for grasping a needle and a needle loader supporting the needle in a delivery position suitable for advancing through a minimally invasive aperture and a needle loading position suitable for grasping with a clamp of the device. Preferably, the needle loader includes an elongate body having a rotatable needle holding member and is releasably coupleable with the device body such that the needle is moveable between positions from a proximal portion of the device. Methods includes selecting a standard surgical needle, advancing the needle loader device into a body of a patient, and moving the needle to a needle loading position for grasping and suturing with one or more clamps of the device.