Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Justin Elfman

Paul J Smith

John B Golden

Naroun Suon

Samuel Raybin

Paul Smith

Robert B Devries

Eric Wong

Vishal Shah

Liam K P M Rolle

Brian Almeida

Daniel Faulkner

Tantra Budiman

Kimberly Lajoie

A device for passing a needle and suture longitudinally through a target tissue includes a proximal jaw including a proximal recess and a proximal retention mechanism for releasably engaging a first end of a needle received within the proximal recess and a distal jaw movably coupled to the proximal jaw such that the proximal and distal jaws are longitudinally movable relative to one another. The distal jaw includes a distal recess and a distal retention mechanism for releasably engaging a second end of the needle received within the distal recess. The proximal and distal jaws are movable between a first state, in which the proximal retention mechanism is in a locked configuration and the distal retention mechanism is in an unlocked configuration, and a second state, in which the proximal retention mechanism is in an unlocked configuration and the distal retention mechanism is in a locked configuration.

Longitudinal needle passer

Growing community of inventors

Cherry Hill, NJ, United States of America

Justin Elfman