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METHODS FOR PASSING MULTIPLE SUTURES THROUGH TISSUE

  • US 20140188136A1
  • Filed: 12/31/2012
  • Published: 07/03/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of passing a suture through tissue, comprising:

  • loading a first suture limb into a retaining mechanism disposed at a distal end of a suture passing instrument such that the first suture limb extends on a first side of the instrument;

    loading a second suture limb into the retaining mechanism of the suture passing instrument such that the second suture limb extends on the first side of the instrument;

    positioning first and second jaws of the suture passing instrument to grasp tissue within a patient'"'"'s body;

    deploying a needle from the suture passing instrument such that the needle extends through the tissue grasped between the first and second jaws of the instrument, the needle carrying a portion of at least the first suture limb through the tissue such that the first and second suture limbs extend from a first tissue surface and at least a first suture loop is formed on a second tissue surface opposite the first tissue surface;

    pulling the first suture loop to draw the first suture limb through the tissue;

    pulling the second suture limb toward a proximal end of the suture passing instrument to draw the second suture limb into a proximal end of the retaining mechanism without removing the suture passing instrument from the patient'"'"'s body;

    deploying the needle from the suture passing instrument a second time to carry a portion of the second suture limb through the tissue such that the second suture limb extends from the first tissue surface and a second suture loop is formed on the second tissue surface; and

    pulling the second suture loop to draw the second suture limb through the tissue.

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