US Patent 9895146 Wound closure device

The wound closure device includes an outer tubular housing, an inner shaft that extends through the housing, a needle control assembly at least partially disposed with the housing, a pair of hollow needles in communication with the needle control assembly, sutures in the housing, and a suture deployment assembly connected to a distal end of each suture and to the inner shaft. The needles can be inserted into a tissue to deposit the sutures and suture anchors at or near wound edges. The needles can thereafter be completely withdrawn from the tissue.