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SUTURE PASSER AND METHOD FOR HIP LABRUM REPAIR

  • US 20150073442A1
  • Filed: 11/18/2014
  • Published: 03/12/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2013
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of suturing a hip labrum, the method comprising:

  • inserting a suture passer proximate to the hip labrum, the suture passer including an elongate body, a first jaw bent or bendable relative to the elongate body, and a second jaw;

    positioning the first jaw of the suture passer adjacent the hip labrum;

    extending a sharp pointed tip of the second jaw through the hip labrum or between the hip labrum and an acetabulum;

    extending and retracting a tissue penetrator from the first jaw or the second jaw of the suture passer, and through the hip labrum between the first and second jaws to pass a suture between the first and second jaws; and

    removing the suture passer from the hip labrum while leaving the suture in the hip labrum.

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