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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2016
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
M. Mary Sinnott, Logan, UT (US);
Thomas Wade Fallin, Logan, UT (US);
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
Certain embodiments relate to method of passing a suture through a material using a suture passer. In certain embodiments, the suture passer includes a housing defining a linear motion axis, a needle mounted for translation along the motion axis, and a foot mounted to the housing. The foot has a distal portion with a proximal facing surface extending along a distal portion axis crossing the motion axis and a distal facing surface, the distal portion including an opening in the proximal facing surface aligned with the motion axis and able to receive the needle in the second position. In certain embodiments, a method includes positioning a distal portion of the foot of the suture passer behind the material, extending the needle through the material and into the opening in the distal portion, and retracting the needle to retrieve a bight of suture from the distal portion proximally through the material.