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US 2026/0294428 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for passing suture
AssigneeClauson Creative Engineering, Inc.
InventorsGary S. FANTON, John F. KRUMME, Scott H. HENEVELD, Matthew Byrnes NEWELL, Luke W. CLAUSON
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Abstract
A device is disclosed that can pierce and hold tissue and then pass suture through tissue. The device can have a shuttle that can removably attach to a suture and jaws that can be rotatably opened and closed with respect to each other. A method for using the device to repeatedly pass the suture through the tissue without removing the suture or device from the target site is also disclosed.
Claims20
A suture manipulating device comprising:
- a first jaw having a first jaw track;
- a second jaw having a second jaw track;
- a shuttle;
- a first pusher, wherein the shuttle is movable from the first jaw track to the second jaw track via the first pusher, and wherein the first pusher is movable out of the first jaw track;
- and
- a second pusher, wherein the shuttle is movable from the second jaw track to the first jaw track via the second pusher, and wherein the second pusher is movable out of the second jaw track,
- wherein the first pusher and the second pusher are movable independently of one another,
- wherein the suture manipulating device has an open configuration and a closed configuration, and
- wherein the second jaw is closer to the first jaw when the suture manipulating device is in the closed configuration than when the suture manipulating device is in the open configuration.
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A suture manipulating device comprising:
- a first jaw having a first jaw track;
- a second jaw having a second jaw track;
- a shuttle;
- a first pusher, wherein the shuttle is movable from the first jaw track to the second jaw track via the first pusher, and wherein the first pusher is movable out of the first jaw track;
- a second pusher, wherein the shuttle is movable from the second jaw track to the first jaw track via the second pusher, and wherein the second pusher is movable out of the second jaw track;
- and
- a first control, wherein the first pusher is selectable via the first control, and wherein the second pusher is selectable via the first control,
- wherein the suture manipulating device has an open configuration and a closed configuration, and
- wherein the second jaw is closer to the first jaw when the suture manipulating device is in the closed configuration than when the suture manipulating device is in the open configuration.
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A suture manipulating device comprising:
- a first jaw having a first jaw track;
- a second jaw having a second jaw track;
- a shuttle;
- a first pusher, wherein the shuttle is movable from the first jaw track to the second jaw track via the first pusher, and wherein the first pusher is movable out of the first jaw track;
- and
- a second pusher, wherein the shuttle is movable from the second jaw track to the first jaw track via the second pusher, and wherein the second pusher is movable out of the second jaw track,
- wherein the suture manipulating device has an open configuration and a closed configuration, and
- wherein the second jaw is closer to the first jaw when the suture manipulating device is in the closed configuration than when the suture manipulating device is in the open configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.