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Articulating suturing device and method

  • US 9,282,960 B2
  • Filed: 04/25/2013
  • Issued: 03/15/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/04/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A device for suturing an opening in a tissue, the device comprising:

  • a shaft suitable for insertion into a vessel through a puncture;

    an elongate foot movably mounted to the shaft, the elongate foot having a slot formed therein, the slot comprising at least one friction reducing structure comprising a plurality of recessed portions and a plurality of raised portions;

    an actuator extending distally to the foot, movement of the actuator moving the foot from a low profile configuration to a deployed configuration extending laterally from the shaft;

    a suture supported by the foot; and

    a needle advanceable from the shaft through the tissue and to the deployed foot.

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