SUTURE PASSER DEVICE AND SUTURE NEEDLE
First Claim
1. A suture passer device, comprising:
- a shaft;
a handle assembly coupled to the shaft;
an end effector coupled to the shaft; and
a suture capturing member coaxial with the end effector and slideably coupled to the end effector, coupled to the handle assembly, and configured to capture a suture within the end effector.
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Abstract
A suture passer device includes a shaft, a handle, an end effector, and a suture capturing member. The shaft has a shaft proximal end and a shaft distal end. The handle assembly is coupled to the shaft proximal end. The end effector is coupled to the shaft distal end. The suture capturing member is coaxial with and slideably coupled to the end effector, is coupled to the handle assembly, and is configured to capture a suture within the end effector. A suture needle includes a suture needle body and a suture needle tip, the suture needle body having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is thicker than the second portion, and the first portion is configured to mate with a needle spacer that enables actuation of a suture needle passer device.
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28 Claims
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1. A suture passer device, comprising:
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a shaft; a handle assembly coupled to the shaft; an end effector coupled to the shaft; and a suture capturing member coaxial with the end effector and slideably coupled to the end effector, coupled to the handle assembly, and configured to capture a suture within the end effector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A suture passer device, comprising:
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a shaft having a shaft proximal end and a shaft distal end; a handle assembly coupled to the shaft proximal end; an end effector coupled to the shaft distal end; and means for capturing a suture within the end effector and configured to move responsive to a force applied within the handle assembly. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A suture needle apparatus, comprising:
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a suture needle comprising a suture needle body and a suture needle tip, the suture needle body having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is thicker than the second portion, and wherein the first portion is configured to mate with a needle spacer that enables actuation of a suture needle passer device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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