Apparatus for surgical suturing with thread management

摘要

A removable cartridge (24) for a suturing device comprising a curved housing having a first end and a second end separated by an aperture (56) in a wall of the curved housing (48), wherein the housing includes a track (58) defined in the wall of the curved housing, the track being adapted and configured to support an arcuate suturing needle (26) having a first end and a second end separated by a needle gap, wherein the width of the aperture in the housing is comparable to needle gap so that the needle does not project materially into the aperture, permitting the needle to reside within the housing.