Suturing Device
First Claim
1. A suturing device comprising:
- a shaft with a proximal end and a distal end and a passage extending therebetween disposed on a longitudinal axis;
a rod disposed within said shaft passage and capable of moving axially along said longitudinal axis;
a loop-forming opening extending partly along said shaft and into said shaft passage, and being disposed between said proximal and said distal ends;
a stop disposed between said rod and said distal end; and
a resiliently flexible wire coupled to said rod and to said stop wherein movement of said rod towards said distal end compresses said wire against said stop to form a suture-receiving loop extending from said loop-forming opening and wherein movement of said rod towards said proximal end retracts said suture-receiving loop from said loop-forming opening to move said wire into said shaft.
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Abstract
A suturing device is disclosed. The suturing device comprises a shaft with a proximal end and a distal end and a passage extending therebetween disposed on a longitudinal axis. A rod is disposed within the shaft passage and is capable of moving axially along the longitudinal axis. A loop-forming opening extends partly along the shaft and into the shaft passage, and is disposed proximal to the distal end. A stop is disposed between the rod and the distal end. A resiliently flexible wire is coupled to the rod and to the stop. In use, movement of the rod towards the distal end compresses the wire against the stop to form a suture-receiving loop extending from the loop-forming opening and wherein movement of the rod towards the proximal end retracts the suture-receiving loop from the loop-forming opening to move the wire into the shaft.
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1. A suturing device comprising:
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a shaft with a proximal end and a distal end and a passage extending therebetween disposed on a longitudinal axis; a rod disposed within said shaft passage and capable of moving axially along said longitudinal axis; a loop-forming opening extending partly along said shaft and into said shaft passage, and being disposed between said proximal and said distal ends; a stop disposed between said rod and said distal end; and a resiliently flexible wire coupled to said rod and to said stop wherein movement of said rod towards said distal end compresses said wire against said stop to form a suture-receiving loop extending from said loop-forming opening and wherein movement of said rod towards said proximal end retracts said suture-receiving loop from said loop-forming opening to move said wire into said shaft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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