Wheeled suture passer
First Claim
1. A suture passer assembly for manipulating a suture with a selectively moveable wire member, the suture passer assembly comprising:
- at least one grasping member; and
a single-body hollow tube having a tube wall extending from a first end to a second end and defining a tube passage extending from the first end to the second end, the wire member moveably received within the tube passage, the tube wall including at least one aperture extending through the tube wall to the tube passage that is disposed between the first end and the second end, a first portion of the at least one grasping member extending through the tube wall and into the tube passage via the at least one aperture, a second portion of the at least one grasping member remaining outside the hollow tube, the first portion operable to grasp the wire member and selectively move the wire member relative to the hollow tube due to manipulation of the second portion of the at least one grasping member.
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Abstract
A suture passer assembly is used for manipulating a suture with a selectively moveable wire member. The suture passer assembly includes at least one grasping member and a single-body hollow tube. The tube defines a first end, a second end, a tube wall, and a tube passage extending from the first end to the second end. The wire member is moveably received within the tube passage. The tube wall includes at least one aperture that is disposed between the first end and the second end. A first portion of the grasping member extends through the tube wall and into the tube passage via the aperture. A second portion of the grasping member remains outside the hollow tube. The first portion is operable to grasp the wire member and selectively move the wire member relative to the hollow tube due to manipulation of the second portion of the grasping member.
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22 Claims
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1. A suture passer assembly for manipulating a suture with a selectively moveable wire member, the suture passer assembly comprising:
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at least one grasping member; and a single-body hollow tube having a tube wall extending from a first end to a second end and defining a tube passage extending from the first end to the second end, the wire member moveably received within the tube passage, the tube wall including at least one aperture extending through the tube wall to the tube passage that is disposed between the first end and the second end, a first portion of the at least one grasping member extending through the tube wall and into the tube passage via the at least one aperture, a second portion of the at least one grasping member remaining outside the hollow tube, the first portion operable to grasp the wire member and selectively move the wire member relative to the hollow tube due to manipulation of the second portion of the at least one grasping member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A suture passer assembly for manipulating a suture with a selectively moveable wire member, the suture passer assembly comprising:
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at least one grasping member; and a single-body hollow tube having a tube wall extending from a first end to a second end and defining a tube passage extending from the first end to the second end, the wire member moveably received within the tube passage, the tube wall including at least one aperture extending through the tube wall to the tube passage that is disposed between the first end and the second end, a first portion of the at least one grasping member extending through the tube wall and into the tube passage via the at least one aperture, a second portion of the at least one grasping member remaining outside the hollow tube, the first portion operable to grasp the wire member and selectively move the wire member relative to the hollow tube due to manipulation of the second portion of the at least one grasping member, wherein the hollow tube is curved at the second end, and wherein the second end includes a sharpened edge.
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14. A suture passer assembly for manipulating a suture, the suture passer assembly comprising:
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a wire member; a grasping member having a first wheel and a second wheel that are each rotatable; and a single-body hollow tube having a tube wall that extends substantially along a longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end and defining a tube passage extending from the first end to the second end, the wire member moveably received within the tube passage, the tube wall including a first slot and a second slot that are each disposed between the first end and the second end and that are disposed on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis, each slot extending through the tube wall to the tube passage, the first wheel partially extending through the first slot and into the hollow tube, the second wheel partially extending through the second slot and into the hollow tube, the first and second wheels operable to cooperatively grasp the wire member within the tube passage such that driving rotation of at least one of the first wheel and the second wheel advances the wire member relative to the tube. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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Specification