Surgical repair kit and its method of use
First Claim
1. A suture passer comprising:
- a longitudinally extending hollow cannula having a central passage slidingly receivable of a surgical suture;
a manually graspable handle adapted to engage said hollow cannula for manipulation thereof, said handle having a distal end, a proximal end, and an upper surface;
first suture guide means connected to said upper surface of said handle proximate to said distal end of said handle for releasably, guidingly holding said surgical suture;
second suture guide means connected to said upper surface of said handle proximal to said first suture guide means for releasably, guidingly holding said surgical suture; and
locking means for releasably, lockingly maintaining said cannula in a substantially fixed position relative to said handle.
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Abstract
A suture passer comprises a longitudinally extending hollow cannula having a central passage slidingly receivable of a surgical suture; a manually graspable handle connected to the hollow cannula for manipulation thereof, the handle having an upper surface; first guide means, connected to the upper surface of the handle, proximate a distal end of the handle for releasably, guidingly, holding the surgical suture; second guide means, connected to the upper surface of the handle, proximate to the first guide means, for releasably, guidingly, holding the surgical suture. The suture passer can be provided in a kit, for use in the suturing of internal tissue, along with a cannula bender, various hollow surgical needles and surgical suture material. The suture passer finds particular use in the suturing of internal tissues which are at least partially accessible through a body cavity, e.g. arthroscopic surgery.
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17 Claims
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1. A suture passer comprising:
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a longitudinally extending hollow cannula having a central passage slidingly receivable of a surgical suture;
a manually graspable handle adapted to engage said hollow cannula for manipulation thereof, said handle having a distal end, a proximal end, and an upper surface;
first suture guide means connected to said upper surface of said handle proximate to said distal end of said handle for releasably, guidingly holding said surgical suture;
second suture guide means connected to said upper surface of said handle proximal to said first suture guide means for releasably, guidingly holding said surgical suture; and
locking means for releasably, lockingly maintaining said cannula in a substantially fixed position relative to said handle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for passing suture through tissue comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a length of suture;
(b) providing a suture passer comprising;
a longitudinally extending hollow cannula having a central passage slidingly receivable of a surgical suture;
a manually graspable handle adapted to engage said hollow cannula for manipulation thereof, said handle having a distal end, a proximal end, and an upper surface;
first suture guide means connected to said upper surface of said handle proximate to said distal end of said handle for releasably, guidingly holding said surgical suture;
second suture guide means connected to said upper surface of said handle proximal to said first suture guide means for releasably, guidingly holding said surgical suture; and
locking means for releasably, lockingly maintaining said cannula in a substantially fixed position relative to said handle. (c) threading said length of suture through said said cannula from its proximal end to its distal end;
(d) inserting said pointed distal end of said cannula through said tissue;
(e) withdrawing said cannula from said tissue, leaving said suture extending through said tissue; and
(f) disengaging said suture from said first and second guide members. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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