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Suturing instrument with rotatably mounted offset needle holder and method of using the same

  • US 6,143,005 A
  • Filed: 05/01/1997
  • Issued: 11/07/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/01/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A suturing instrument for causing a needle to pass through anatomical tissue comprising:

  • an elongated barrel having a distal end and a proximal end;

    a handle coupled to said proximal end of said barrel;

    a connecting member coupled to a distal end of said barrel;

    and needle holding members extending from said connecting member, said needle holding members having a longitudinal axis that is offset from a longitudinal axis of said shaft and being operable by said handle to grasp the needle;

    wherein said connecting member is rotatably coupled to said barrel to move said connecting member between a first position, in which said needle holding members are contained entirely within a diametrical dimension of said barrel, and a second position, in which at least a portion of said needle holding members extend beyond the diametrical dimension of said barrel.

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