CPC A61B 17/0625 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/062 (2013.01); A61B 17/06004 (2013.01); A61B 17/06066 (2013.01); A61B 17/06109 (2013.01); A61B 17/06114 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00738 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00946 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0472 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0474 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0608 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06052 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06057 (2013.01)] | 6 Claims |
1. A method of assembling a suturing device, comprising:
inserting a needle having a suture attached thereto through a distal opening into a needle passage of a suturing device toward a retracted position in which the needle is retained in the suturing device, the suturing device including a needle holder having a distal-most tip adjacent the distal opening through which the needle passes when moving in an advance direction toward a released condition in which the needle is released from the suturing device and a first end of the needle is recessed inwardly from the distal-most tip within the needle passage when in the retracted position, the suture is secured to a second end of the needle, which is opposite the first end of the needle; and
maintaining a portion of the suture extending out of the distal opening and outside of the suturing device prior to moving the needle in the advance direction through the distal opening.
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