Automatically reloading suture passer devices and methods
AssigneeCeterix Orthopaedics, Inc.
InventorsMichael Murillo, Michael J. Hendricksen, Yoav Ben-Haim
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Abstract
Suture passers and methods of use. Described herein are suture passers preloaded with suture, including cartridges that couple to a suture passer to form a loaded suture passer; the suture passer may be operated to pass one or more lengths of suture without having to be manually reloaded. In particular, described herein are preloaded and automatically reloading apparatuses typically.
Claims14
A replaceable jaw cartridge that is preloaded with suture, for selective coupling with a suture passer device, the jaw cartridge comprising:
- a lower jaw region at a distal end, a suture storage capsule at a proximal end and an elongate track region therebetween;
- a tissue penetrator configured to slide distally and proximally within the jaw cartridge along the lower jaw region;
- a suture defining a first end, a second end and an intermediate length therebetween, the suture first end and second end forming a first and second suture bight respectively, both suture bights disposed in the lower jaw region, the intermediate length disposed along the elongate track region and stored within the suture storage capsule;
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- a sled at least partially covering a length of the elongate track region and operatively coupled to the tissue penetrator and configured to selectively couple to the suture passer device to slide the tissue penetrator, the sled also configured to pinch the second end of the suture extending from the lower jaw region between the sled and tissue penetrator.
A suture passer system with a preloaded suture, the system comprising:
- a durable portion including an elongate body extending distally and proximally, a handle at a proximal end and a first jaw at a distal end of the elongate body;
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- a replaceable jaw cartridge that is preloaded with suture, for selective coupling with the durable portion, the replaceable jaw cartridge comprising:
- a lower jaw at a distal end, a suture storage capsule at a proximal end and an elongate track region therebetween;
- a tissue penetrator configured to slide distally and proximally within the replaceable jaw cartridge along the elongate track region;
- a suture defining a first end, a second end and an intermediate length therebetween, the suture first end and second end forming a first and second suture bight respectively, both suture bights disposed in the lower jaw region, the intermediate length disposed along the elongate track region and stored within the suture storage capsule;
- wherein the elongate track region includes a first bilateral flange adjacent the lower jaw region and a second bilateral flange proximally spaced from the first bilateral flange, the first and second bilateral flanges configured to be keyed to complementary engagement regions on the durable portion for coupling the replaceable jaw cartridge to the durable portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.