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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2010
Ray Adams, Ansonia, CT (US);
David T. Banks, West Chester, PA (US);
Rudolf Bertagnoli, Straubing, DE;
Joel Helfer, Cheshire, CT (US);
Scott Larsen, West Chester, PA (US);
Lawton Laurence, West Chester, PA (US);
Adam Lehman, Northford, CT (US);
Jamie Manos, West Chester, PA (US);
Vincent Mata, Monroe, CT (US);
Dominique Messerli, West Chester, PA (US);
Tom Overes, Langendorf, CH;
Wamis Singhatat, West Chester, PA (US);
James Talbot, West Chester, PA (US);
Ken Underhill, West Chester, PA (US);
Daniel Vennard, West Chester, PA (US);
Ray Adams, Ansonia, CT (US);
David T. Banks, West Chester, PA (US);
Rudolf Bertagnoli, Straubing, DE;
Joel Helfer, Cheshire, CT (US);
Scott Larsen, West Chester, PA (US);
Lawton Laurence, West Chester, PA (US);
Adam Lehman, Northford, CT (US);
Jamie Manos, West Chester, PA (US);
Vincent Mata, Monroe, CT (US);
Dominique Messerli, West Chester, PA (US);
Tom Overes, Langendorf, CH;
Wamis Singhatat, West Chester, PA (US);
James Talbot, West Chester, PA (US);
Ken Underhill, West Chester, PA (US);
Daniel Vennard, West Chester, PA (US);
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A bi-directional suture passing instrument configured to approach soft tissues perpendicularly, enables safer and more efficient surgical repairs and minimally invasive techniques to be employed, useful in areas such as annulus repair, meniscal repair, shoulder arthroscopy, hernia repair, laparoscopic repair, and wound closure.