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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2013
Biomet Manufacturing, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Christopher Palese, South Whitley, IN (US);
Kevin T. Stone, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes a suture passer device that includes a handle, a shaft extending from the handle, and a suturing head extending from the shaft and configured to engage tissue. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the suture passer device includes a tissue reinforcement member holder configured to retain a tissue reinforcement member relative to the suturing head. According to another aspect of the present disclosure, the suture passer device includes a suture carrier secured to the handle and extending through the shaft, and the suturing head includes a first jaw and a second jaw. Methods of using a suture passer device to pass a suture through tissue and to attach soft tissue to bone are also described.