发明名称 |
Method and apparatus for passing a suture |
摘要 |
A suture passing instrument including an operation handle, a needle member, and a suture holder assembly. The operation handle has at least one actuator movable between a first position and a second position. The needle member extends from the operation handle. The needle member has a curved end portion and defines an eyelet extending therethrough. The suture holder assembly extends from the operation handle and has a movable suture carrier at a distal end configured to hold a suture. The movable suture carrier has a suture pusher telescopically and movably received in the movable suture carrier. The suture carrier is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The suture pusher is movable beyond the suture carrier to carry the suture through the eyelet. |
申请公布号 |
US9326763(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.05.03 |
申请号 |
US201414263368 |
申请日期 |
2014.04.28 |
申请人 |
BIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE, LLC |
发明人 |
Stone Kevin T.;Palese Christopher;Lorang Douglas M.;Fauth Andrew;Ewer Darin;Akyuz Ephraim |
分类号 |
A61B17/04;A61B17/064;A61B17/06 |
主分类号 |
A61B17/04 |
代理机构 |
Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
代理人 |
Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
主权项 |
1. A method for passing a suture through a tissue, the method comprising:
loading a suture into a pair of channels in a cannulated suture carrier; inserting an end portion of a needle member through the tissue, the end portion having an eyelet extending therethrough; moving the cannulated suture carrier from a first position to a second position while carrying the suture, the cannulated suture carrier having a suture pusher telescopically received therein and also moving from the first position to the second position; moving the suture pusher from the second position to a third position to push the suture outwardly from the pair of channels and carry the suture through the eyelet of the needle member; moving the suture toward a pair of semi-circular openings arranged at distal and proximal ends of a hexagonal periphery of the eyelet; and removing the needle member from the tissue to pass the suture through the tissue. |
地址 |
Warsaw IN US |