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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2013
Coopersurgical, Inc., Trumbull, CT (US);
Robert D. Auerbach, Madison, CT (US);
Charles Sherts, Westport, CT (US);
CooperSurgical, Inc., Trumbull, CT (US);
Abstract
A suture passer includes an elongate tube defining a central lumen and having a beveled distal end region and a grasping member comprising a first elongate member and a first jaw extending distally from the first elongate member. The grasping member is sized to be disposed within the elongate tube and is capable of being extended from the elongate tube in a manner such that the first elongate member and the first jaw are disposed at least partially distal to the beveled distal end region of the elongate tube. The grasping member is further capable of being retracted within the elongate tube in a manner such that the first elongate member is located substantially within the central lumen of the elongate tube and the first jaw substantially covers an opening of the beveled distal end region of the elongate tube.