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Device and method for suturing tissue adjacent to a blood vessel

  • US 5,820,631 A
  • Filed: 08/01/1996
  • Issued: 10/13/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/01/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A suturing device comprising:

  • an elongated member having an insertion end and a handle end;

    a spring needle having a sharp end and at least one coil circling an axis of the elongated member in proximity to the insertion end and having an attached end removably connected to the insertion end of the elongated member;

    means for holding a suture, the holding means being provided on the spring of the needle in proximity to the sharp end; and

    an outer guide tube having a means for connection to the sharp end of the spring needle and deployably housing the elongated member for insertion into an opening in biological tissue to be closed, and the outer tube being rotatable to remove the spring needle when the sharp end of the spring needle is connected to the outer guide tube via the connection means.

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