Wound closure assembly and method of use
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1. A suturing assembly, comprising:
- an elongated guide body having a central axis and a distal end, the guide body being formed with at least one pair of axially parallel, laterally opposed first bores and second bores extending from the distal end through at least a portion of the body;
a tip attached to the distal end of the body and formed at least in part with a semi-spherical configuration;
a pair of resilient, elastically precurved needles removably positioned one each in the respective first bores, the needles having a proximal end for securing suture thereto and a pointed distal end for penetrating body tissue;
an ejector arm slidably positioned above the proximal end of each needle to eject the needle out of the distal end of the guide body; and
a pair of needle receivers retractably positioned one each in the respective second bores to grasp the needles ejected from the corresponding first bores.
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Abstract
A wound suturing assembly and method of use employing elastically precurved suture needles for piercing a patient'"'"'s tissue to suture closed a wound. The needles are ejected out of the assembly and whereupon they assume a pre-curved shape and in the process curve back to pierce the tissue a second time prior to reentering the assembly. Each needle carries a length of suture through the wound so that the sutures can be tied and the wound tightly sealed.
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1. A suturing assembly, comprising:
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an elongated guide body having a central axis and a distal end, the guide body being formed with at least one pair of axially parallel, laterally opposed first bores and second bores extending from the distal end through at least a portion of the body; a tip attached to the distal end of the body and formed at least in part with a semi-spherical configuration; a pair of resilient, elastically precurved needles removably positioned one each in the respective first bores, the needles having a proximal end for securing suture thereto and a pointed distal end for penetrating body tissue; an ejector arm slidably positioned above the proximal end of each needle to eject the needle out of the distal end of the guide body; and a pair of needle receivers retractably positioned one each in the respective second bores to grasp the needles ejected from the corresponding first bores. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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