Suturing device and methods of use thereof

A suturing device comprising:

• a first arm having a first jaw comprising a first grasping slot configured to receive a needle;
• a second arm coupled to a second jaw comprising a second grasping slot configured to receive the needle, the first arm and the second arm being moveable relative to one another;
• and
• a needle transfer mechanism configured to secure the needle in the first grasping slot or the second grasping slot and release the needle from the first grasping slot or the second grasping slot, the needle transfer mechanism configured to selectively engage the needle while the needle is positioned in the first grasping slot or the second grasping slot.

A method comprising:

• moving a movable arm of a suturing device away from a fixed arm of the suturing device and about a reference location on the fixed arm while the fixed arm remains immovable, moving the movable arm away causes a movable jaw of the suturing device to pivot about the reference location and move away from a fixed jaw extending from the fixed arm that remains immovable and touching a cavity tissue;
• moving the movable arm about the reference location and towards the fixed arm to pivot the movable jaw about the reference location and towards the fixed jaw until a needle secured in the fixed jaw pierces through a target tissue between the fixed jaw and the movable jaw until the needle is disposed in the movable jaw;
• actuating a needle transfer mechanism of the suturing device to transfer the needle from the fixed jaw to the movable jaw;
• and
• moving the movable arm about the reference location and away from the fixed arm to pivot the movable jaw with the needle about the reference location and away from the fixed jaw to move the needle through the target tissue.