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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Arthrogenx, Llc, Miami, FL (US);
Inventors:
Charles Rice Bourland, III, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Johnny J. Valadez, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Assignee:
Arthrogenx, LLC, Miami, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/06066 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for passing one or more sutures in tissue repair and/or other surgical procedures. The apparatus includes a pair of jaws mounted on a distal end of a shaft, a hand assembly mounted on a proximal end of the shaft, and a curved needle mounted on the hand assembly and through a shaft. The curved needle remains within the jaw assembly and can be actuated out of the jaw assembly without deformation of the needle and by linear advancement of a needle linkage.