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Force Limited Needle Driver

  • US 20150351746A1
  • Filed: 06/06/2014
  • Published: 12/10/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical suturing device, comprising:

  • an arced needle comprising a length of suture;

    an elongate shaft comprising a proximal end and a distal end;

    a needle driver on the distal end of the elongate shaft, the needle driver being operable to engage and rotate the needle in a circular path, the needle driver reciprocating between a drive stroke wherein the needle is rotated and a return stroke;

    a trigger on the proximal end of the elongate shaft;

    a drive rod in the elongate shaft, the drive rod operably connecting the trigger and the needle driver, wherein moving the trigger in a first direction actuates the needle driver through its drive stroke, and moving the trigger in a second direction actuates the needle driver through its return stroke;

    a spring operably connected to the drive rod, the spring limiting a load transmitted through the drive rod.

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