Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bi-directional suture passer
- Patent Title (中): 双向缝合路人
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Application No.: US12693820Application Date: 2010-01-26
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Publication No.: US09011466B2Publication Date: 2015-04-21
- Inventor: Ray Adams , David T. Banks , Rudolf Bertagnoli , Joel Helfer , Scott Larsen , Lawton Laurence , Adam Lehman , Jamie Manos , Vincent Mata , Dominique Messerli , Tom Overes , Wamis Singhatat , James Talbot , Ken Underhill , Daniel Vennard
- Applicant: Ray Adams , David T. Banks , Rudolf Bertagnoli , Joel Helfer , Scott Larsen , Lawton Laurence , Adam Lehman , Jamie Manos , Vincent Mata , Dominique Messerli , Tom Overes , Wamis Singhatat , James Talbot , Ken Underhill , Daniel Vennard
- Applicant Address: US MA Raynham
- Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Current Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Raynham
- Agency: Baker & Hostetler LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; A61B17/062 ; A61B17/06 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
A bi-directional suture passing instrument configured to approach soft tissues perpendicularly, enables safer and more efficient surgical repairs and minimally invasive techniques to be employed, useful in areas such as annulus repair, meniscal repair, shoulder arthroscopy, hernia repair, laparoscopic repair, and wound closure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110028998A1 BI-DIRECTIONAL SUTURE PASSER Public/Granted day:2011-02-03
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