again due to the flat rear surface of tip shoulder 565 which is larger in size than the windows 555 referring to fig6 the catch 600 includes openings 605 defined by ribs 610 the configuration and function of the formed tip catch 600 is similar to that described earlier with respect to fig5 a when the catch 600 is fabricated by means of chemical etching the preferred method is to etch from a single side a technique known in the art as single sided etching when the catch 700 is etched from a single side the ribs 705 have a tapered cross 20 section 710 as shown in fig7 the tapered cross section 710 helps to guide the needle tip 520 of the needle carrier into the catch openings 715 thereby minimizing the chance of the sharpened end of the needle tip 520 hitting the top of the ribs 705 fig8 a d depict an alternative embodiment of a suturing device 800 which includes a handle 805 an elongate body housing 810 a distal tip 815 an actuator button 820 a pivot joint 25 825 and a distal tip deflection control lever 830 in fig8 a the control lever 830 is mechanically linked to the distal tip 815 by a cranking assembly that allows the movement of the control lever 830 from a forward position 835 to a back position 840 to cause the deflection of the distal tip 815 about a pivot joint 825 from a tip up position 845 to a tip down position 850 moreover distal tip 815 may.