FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPIC SUTURE ANCHOR APPLIER

摘要

A suture anchor applier comprises a needle, a flexible shaft, and flexible sleeve. The suture anchor applier is flexible enough to allow passage through and manipulation within a working channel of an articulated endoscope. The suture anchor applier is also stiff enough to resist buckling or bending when extended distally beyond the end of an endoscope and as the needle penetrates into tissue.