Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Suture passer devices and methods
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Application No.: US16017902Application Date: 2018-06-25
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Publication No.: US11744575B2Publication Date: 2023-09-05
- Inventor: Michael Murillo , Christopher P. Bender , Mark Y. Hirotsuka , Michael J. Hendricksen , Justin D. Saliman , John G. McCutcheon
- Applicant: CETERIX ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA Fremont
- Assignee: Ceterix Orthopaedics, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Ceterix Orthopaedics, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Memphis
- Agent Norman F. Hainer, Jr.; Kate Ryland Tetzlaff
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; A61B17/062 ; A61B17/064 ; A61B17/06 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
Devices, systems and methods for passing a suture. In general, described herein are suturing devices, such as suture passers, as well as methods of suturing tissue. These suture passing devices may include dual deployment suture passers in which a first distal jaw member is moveable at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the elongate body of the device and the second distal jaw member is retractable proximally to the distal end region of the elongate body and/or the first jaw member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180303476A1 SUTURE PASSER DEVICES AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2018-10-25
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