Method and apparatus for passing suture

Method and apparatus for passing suture

A device is disclosed that can pierce and hold tissue and then pass suture through tissue. The device can have a shuttle that can removably attach to a suture and jaws that can be rotatably opened and closed with respect to each other. A method for using the device to repeatedly pass the suture thro...

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Hauptverfasser: HITOMI, Yasuyuki, SNYDER, Brett A, FANTON, Gary S, KRUMME, John F, HUNTINGTON, Andrew J, NEWELL, Matthew Byrnes, PETERSON, Bryce, CLAUSON, Luke W, HENEVELD, Scott H
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:A device is disclosed that can pierce and hold tissue and then pass suture through tissue. The device can have a shuttle that can removably attach to a suture and jaws that can be rotatably opened and closed with respect to each other. A method for using the device to repeatedly pass the suture through the tissue without removing the suture or device from the target site is also disclosed.