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SUTURE PASSERS ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONSTRAINED REGIONS

  • US 20150297215A1
  • Filed: 04/08/2015
  • Published: 10/22/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A suture passer apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

  • an elongate body having a proximal end connected to a proximal handle and a distal end, wherein the elongate body extends in a long axis;

    a lower jaw member extending from the distal end region of the elongate body;

    an upper jaw member configured to retract and extend from within the distal end region of the elongate body, wherein the upper jaw member curves away from the long axis of the elongate body as it is extended from the distal end of the elongate body; and

    a tissue penetrator housed within the lower jaw member and configured to slide distally within the lower jaw member and extend laterally from the lower jaw member to carry a suture from the lower jaw member and be deflected against the upper jaw member to extend distally or proximally.

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