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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2017
Biomet Manufacturing, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Daniel R. Norton, Warsaw, IN (US);
Gregory J. Denham, Warsaw, IN (US);
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
Devices used to capture sutures are described. More particularly, suture capture devices described herein include an elongate cannulated tool having a first end with a sharpened point configured to pierce tissue, and an elongate hook member positioned within a hollowed center region of the elongate cannulated tool that has a hook on a first end of the elongate hook member proximate the sharpened point of the elongate cannulated tool. The elongate hook member is capable of advancing and retracting within the elongate cannulated tool. The devices further include a handle positioned on a second end of the elongate cannulated tool that includes a trigger that advances the hook into or out of the first end of the elongate cannulated tool when pushed in a first or second direction. Methods of capturing a suture using such a device are also described.