×

Method and apparatus for treating a hip joint, including the provision and use of a novel suture passer

  • US 10,357,243 B2
  • Filed: 12/01/2015
  • Issued: 07/23/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A suture passer for passing suture through tissue, the suture passer comprising:

  • a shaft having a distal end, a proximal end, and an axis extending therebetween;

    a handle disposed at the proximal end of the shaft, the handle comprising a trigger;

    a first jaw mounted to the distal end of the shaft in alignment with the axis;

    a second jaw movably mounted to the shaft; and

    a needle movably mounted to the shaft;

    wherein the suture passer is configured so that when the trigger of the handle is moved in a first direction, the suture passer (i) moves the second jaw to releasably clamp tissue between the first jaw and the second jaw, (ii) advances the needle so as to pass the needle through the tissue clamped by the second jaw, and (iii) further advances the needle so as to engage suture, and further wherein when the trigger of the handle is moved in a second, opposite direction, the suture passer (i) retracts the needle through the tissue clamped by the second jaw while carrying the suture therewith, and (ii) moves the second jaw to release the tissue clamped by the second jaw.

View all claims
  • 4 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×