Suture passer

US10765420B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. · US

Inventors

• Richard M. Lunn · Kingston, US
• Paul Alexander Torrie · Marblehead, US
• Timothy Young · Palo Alto, US
• John Slusarz · Hopedale, US
• Geoffrey Ian Karasic · Boston, US
• Amanda Simard · Hopkinton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 24, 2015
• Grant date: Sep 8, 2020
• Expiry date: Jan 22, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/06042
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present disclosure concerns a surgical instrument for manipulating suture. In particular, the present disclosure relates to an instrument for passing suture through tissue. There is described a surgical instrument having a shaft and a handle connected to the proximal end of the shaft. The shaft is formed from a tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end, with a lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends, and a tip distal to the tubular member. The shaft also includes a distal portion having an opening in a sidewall, proximal to the tip. The opening is in communication with the lumen through a side channel. The instrument further includes a suture snare, the snare being slidably receivable within the lumen and side channel, and movable between extended and retracted positions for capturing suture.