Suture Passer With Tissue Reinforcement Positioner
First Claim
1. A suture passer device comprising:
- a handle;
a shaft extending from the handle;
a suturing head extending from the shaft and configured to engage tissue and to pass a suture through the tissue; and
a tissue reinforcement member holder configured to retain a tissue reinforcement member relative to the suturing head.
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes a suture passer device that includes a handle, a shaft extending from the handle, and a suturing head extending from the shaft and configured to engage tissue. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the suture passer device includes a tissue reinforcement member holder configured to retain a tissue reinforcement member relative to the suturing head. According to another aspect of the present disclosure, the suture passer device includes a suture carrier secured to the handle and extending through the shaft, and the suturing head includes a first jaw and a second jaw. Methods of using a suture passer device to pass a suture through tissue and to attach soft tissue to bone are also described.
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1. A suture passer device comprising:
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a handle; a shaft extending from the handle; a suturing head extending from the shaft and configured to engage tissue and to pass a suture through the tissue; and a tissue reinforcement member holder configured to retain a tissue reinforcement member relative to the suturing head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A suture passer device comprising:
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a handle; a shaft coupled to the handle; a suture carrier secured to the handle and extending through the shaft; and a suturing head disposed at a distal end of the shaft, the suturing head including a first jaw and a second jaw, the handle being operable to actuate at least one of the first jaw and the second jaw to retain tissue between the first and second jaws, the handle also being operable to advance the suture carrier to pass a suture through tissue retained between the first and second jaws, at least one of the first jaw and the second jaw including a tissue reinforcement member holder for holding a reinforcement member such that the suture carrier passes through the tissue reinforcement member as the suture carrier is advanced through the suturing head. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of passing a suture through tissue, comprising:
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positioning a tissue reinforcement member in a tissue reinforcement member holder of a suture passer device; engaging the tissue with the suture passer device; retaining the tissue reinforcement member relative to the tissue upon engaging the tissue with the suture passer device; and passing the suture through both the tissue and the tissue reinforcement member with the suture passer device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A suture passer device comprising:
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a handle; a shaft extending from the handle; a suturing head extending from the shaft and configured to engage tissue; a suture carrier secured to the handle, extending through the shaft, and configured to pass a suture through the tissue and through the suturing head; a suture retaining mechanism configured to retain the suture at the suturing head after the suture is passed through the suturing head; and at least one pin connection coupling the suture retaining mechanism to the suturing head. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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Specification