Abstract: A suture needle holder device and method including a handle assembly and an elongate body including an outer hollow cannula and an inner push rod. A distal end of the outer hollow has at a suture release slot between two fenestrations configured as suture needle entry and exit points. The suture needle holder device is configured to be operable between an open position wherein the inner push rod is proximal to the at least two fenestrations, a closing position wherein a tapered face of the inner push rod is configured to engage a curved suture needle, an arrestment position wherein the inner push rod is disposed at the most remote distal position within the outer hollow cannula, and a snap-back position wherein a first spring within the distal end of an outer hub case causes a retraction of the outer hollow cannula and inner push rod.

Abstract: A hiccup mode current protection circuit for switched mode power converters for high power applications is provided. The circuit features a comparator for comparing an indicating voltage to a reference voltage and outputting a control signal to a disabling input where the indicating voltage exceeds a predetermined voltage threshold. The control signal also causes a switch to reduce the reference voltage to ensure that the comparator continues to output the control signal regardless of a drop in the indicating voltage. The control signal is maintained by a comparator for only a predetermined time period such that the switch eventually returns the reference voltage to its pre-reduction state, allowing the comparator to discontinue outputting the control signal if the indicating voltage is below the predetermined voltage threshold.