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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2015
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Bradford O. Parsons, Irvington, NY (US);
Peter J. Dreyfuss, Naples, FL (US);
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Abstract
A suture passer and method for passing suture in tissue repair and other surgical procedures. The suture passer has an outer stiff tube component and a flexible tube component which is both cannulated and retractable. The inner tube (i.e., the cannulated, flexible, retractable tube) is preferably made of NiTi and has a predefined curve. The inner tube is deployed and retracted from the outer stiff tube. The configuration of the inner tube allows the instrument to be introduced into a space through a small portal and then deployed to provide leverage and improved reach (without creating large portals).