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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2022
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
David Skinlo, Logan, UT (US);
Scott Heneveld, Whitmore, CA (US);
Thomas Weisel, Ventura, CA (US);
Daren Stewart, Belmont, CA (US);
Andrew Lantz, Redwood City, CA (US);
Roger Pisarnwongs, Valencia, CA (US);
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A suture passer includes a shaft having an axis, a first jaw mounted to the shaft in alignment with the axis, the first jaw being configured to releasably support a length of suture thereon; a second jaw movably mounted to the shaft, and a needle movably mounted to the shaft, the needle having a hook and being configured to reciprocate in alignment with the axis so that the hook can selectively pass by the second jaw and engage suture releasably supported on the first jaw, wherein the first jaw comprises a spring for selectively binding the suture to the first jaw, and further wherein the spring comprises a recess for receiving the suture therein.