TWIST NEEDLE PASSER CLOSURE DEVICE

• Main Authors: TONG, RAY HEWENSON, RAYBIN, SAMUEL, SUON, NAROUN, MCELWEE, KEVIN JAMES, JAGELSKI, MATTHEW ROBERT, GOLDEN, JOHN B, SMITH, PAUL
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 06.04.2017
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; SURGERY

A tissue closure device includes a needle and a suture extending therefrom, a proximal head including a proximal slot and a proximal locking mechanism for releasably engaging a first end of the needle in the proximal slot in a first configuration, and a distal head movably coupled to the proximal head so that the proximal and distal heads are movable relative to one another between an open configuration, in which a target tissue is received therebetween, and a closed configuration, in which the target tissue gripped therebetween. The distal head includes a distal slot and a distal locking mechanism for releasably engaging a second end of the needle in the distal slot in a second configuration, the needle movable between the first and second configurations by rotating the needle, the needle alternatingly passed between the proximal and distal heads to thread the suture through the target tissue.