Ceterix Orthopaedics, Inc.

Thomas D Mina

Michael J Hendricksen

Mark Y Hirotsuka

George V Anastas

Michael Murillo

Justin D Saliman

Christopher P Bender

Alexander Jasso

John G McCutcheon

Described herein are suture passers that may be used for repair of the meniscus of the knee. These suture passers typically include an elongate body having a pair of arms. One or more of the arms may be radiused at the distal end region relative to the long axis of the device, to better fit between a target tissue and a body non-target tissue (e.g., the curvature of the femoral condyle). The arms may form a distal-facing opening that is configured to fit the target tissue. One arm may be movable in the axial direction (e.g., the direction of the long axis of the device), while the other arm may be bendable. A tissue penetrator may be housed within one of the arms to extend across the distal opening between the arms. Thus, a suture may be passed from a first side of the tissue to a second side.

Suture passer with radiused upper jaw

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Cupertino, CA, United States of America

Thomas D Mina