CPC A61B 17/0469 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/0491 (2013.01); A61B 17/0625 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00805 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0619 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06042 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A suturing device having an articulable curved needle configured to facilitate advancement of a suture material through tissue, the suturing device defining a longitudinal axis along its length, the suturing device further including a first fusion element and a second fusion element, the first fusion element including a heating element that is displaceable along a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis within the suturing device, and wherein the first fusion element bears against the second fusion element by way of a compressive force having a direction that is parallel to the longitudinal axis when the first fusion element is advanced in a distal direction, and further wherein the articulable curved needle is configured to be advanced along a curved path that lays in a plane that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the suturing device.
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