Suturing instrument with spreadable needle holder mounted for arcuate movement
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Sep 28, 1999
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Aug 1, 1997
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Nov 27, 1996
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An instrument for suturing anatomical tissue with a suture needle includes a housing, an elongate tubular member mounted by the housing, and a needle holder having a distal end movable between an undeployed position disposed laterally inward of a peripheral edge of the elongate tubular member and a deployed position disposed laterally outward of the peripheral edge. The needle holder is coupled with the housing for arcuate movement about a longitudinal axis of the elongate tubular member such that a corresponding distal end of the needle holder is caused to move along an arcuate path extending outwardly of the peripheral edge and having a radius of curvature commensurate with the radius of curvature of the suture needle.
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