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Suturing device

  • US 5,501,690 A
  • Filed: 09/02/1994
  • Issued: 03/26/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/02/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A surgical suture device comprising:

  • a shaft;

    a rod extending through the shaft and movable therein;

    a cartridge connected to said shaft;

    a suture fixedly held on a rotatable suture wheel placed on said cartridge said suture wheel having a mechanism for mating with said rod and said cartridge having a proximal end attached to said shaft; and

    an actuating mechanism connected proximally to said shaft, said actuating mechanism operable to cause said rod to rotate said suture wheel.

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