Method and apparatus for passing suture

• Main Authors: FANTON, Gary S, NEWELL, Matthew B, KRUMME, John F, HENEVELD, Scott H, CLAUSON, Luke W
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 21.02.2019
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; SURGERY

A device is disclosed that can pierce and hold tissue and then pass suture through tissue. The device can have a shuttle that can removably attach to a suture and jaws that can be rotatably opened and closed with respect to each other. A method for using the device to repeatedly pass the suture thro...