Laparoscopic suture device with autoloading and suture capture

A suturing device is provided. The suturing device may include at least one firing aperture, a drive mechanism, and an automatic loading mechanism. The firing opening may include at least one needle rotatably disposed therein configured to engage a suture for deployment. The drive mechanism may be operatively coupled to the needle and configured to advance the needle from a retracted to an extended position during engagement, and retract the needle from the extended to a retracted position during disengagement. The autoloading mechanism can be operatively coupled to the drive mechanism and configured to slidably retrieve and position a suture for deployment over the firing opening during uncoupling of the drive mechanism.</p> <p>(Automatic translation with Google Translate, no legal value)