Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR POSITIONING SUTURES FOR CLOSING AN OPENING IN TISSUE
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Abstract:
A closure system for closing an opening in tissue, the closure system including a closure device and a knot replacement device configured to position a suture lock on a suture. The closure device includes a housing, a needle actuation handle cooperating with the housing, a first hollow needle selectively movable by the needle actuation handle and operatively cooperating with a suture anchor frictionally engaged with a slot and a lumen of the first hollow needle and coupled to a suture. A portion of the suture anchor rests along an outer surface of the first hollow needle as the first hollow needle is advanced through tissue adjacent the opening.
Status:
Application
Type:
Utility
Filling date:
24 May 2022
Issue date:
8 Sep 2022