Prosthetic suturing device and methods thereof

A modular apparatus comprising:

• a housing configured to be removably coupled to a receiver of a suturing device, the housing extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the housing comprising:
• a plurality of exterior surfaces that cooperate to define a cuff receiving area disposed between the proximal end of the housing and the distal end of the housing, the cuff receiving area configured to receive a portion of material to be sutured;
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• a plurality of interior surfaces that cooperate to at least partially define an interior housing portion, wherein a first interior surface of the plurality of interior surfaces at least partially defines a first needle guide;
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• a first needle extending along a first needle axis from a proximal end to a distal end, wherein at least a portion of the first needle is disposed within the interior housing portion and in contact with the first needle guide, the first needle comprising:
• a first tip disposed at the distal end of the first needle;
• a first connector end disposed at the proximal end of the first needle, wherein the first connector end is configured to be removably coupled to a first portion of a driver mechanism of the suturing device such that the first needle is configured to be displaced by the driver mechanism along the first needle axis from a first needle retracted position in which the first tip is disposed proximal to the cuff receiving area of the housing to a first needle extended position in which the first tip is disposed distal to the cuff receiving area of the housing;
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• a flexible latch that is elongated and extends from a first end to a second end along a latch axis, the flexible latch comprising:
• a first latch end extending from a portion of the flexible latch that is at or adjacent to the first end of the flexible latch, wherein the first latch end is configured to be removably received in a first latch feature formed in a portion of the first needle;
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• an engagement portion disposed adjacent to the second end of the flexible latch, wherein the engagement portion is fixedly coupled to a third interior surface of the plurality of interior surfaces of the interior housing portion,
• wherein the first end of the flexible latch is configured to be displaced from a first position in which the first latch end is disposed within the first latch feature formed in the portion of the first needle to a second position in which the first latch end is disposed remote from the first latch feature formed in the portion of the first needle, and
• wherein when the flexible latch is in the first position, the first latch end operatively engages the first latch feature to prevent the first needle from being displaced from the first needle retracted position to the first needle extended position.