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US 6,547,807 B2Granted
Suture relay for surgery
OwnerKwan-Ho Chan, Mark A. Johanson +2inventors
InventorsKwan-Ho Chan, Mark A. Johanson, Dennis McDevitt, Vince Novak
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Abstract
A suture relay that can be advanced, by pushing, through the hollow needle of a suture passer and which is adapted to carry a braided suture across the tissue.
Claims12
A surgical assembly comprising:
- a suture relay for use in surgery to transport a passenger suture across tissue, comprising:
- a first suture with a first closed loop at the proximal end of said first suture;
- and
- a second suture with a second closed loop at the distal end of said second suture;
- wherein said first closed loop of said first suture is engaged with said second closed loop of said second suture.
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A method for passing braided suture through soft tissue using suture passer, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a suture relay comprising a first suture with a first closed loop at the proximal end of said first suture, and a second suture with a second closed loop at the distal end of said second suture, wherein said first closed loop of said first suture is engaged with said second closed loop of said second suture;
- passing said braided suture through one of the group consisting of said first closed loop and said second closed loop, and passing the suture passer through the soft tissue;
- and
- passing said suture relay through said suture passer so as to draw said braided suture through said tissue.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.