#$%^&*AU2011202761A120120112.pdf#####SYSTEMS FOR SUTURE PASSAGE 5 ABSTRACT The invention relates to a system for suture passage through a tissue comprising a suture snare (150), comprising a suture capture element (154) and a piercing tip 10 (108 192) configured to form through the tissue a hole connecting a first side and a second side of the tissue. According to the invention, the suture snare further comprises a resilient anchor element (152), which has, in an undeformed state of the resilient anchor element, at least one dimension larger than a largest dimension of the hole, and which is configured to deform during insertion of the resilient anchor 15 element through the hole from the first side to the second side of the tissue, then to substantially resume, after passing through the hole, the undeformed state that holds the resilient anchor element (152) on the second side of the tissue. 20 Figure: 104/5 108 102 108 164 ~162 160 Fig.11 152 Fig.12 12 Fig.13 254 100 256 100 102 250 258 102 150 260 22 108 152 152 1 Fig. 14 25 152 Fig. 15 108 106 254 180 150 270 1082 184 152 108 154 Fig. 16 Fig.17
