Scott J. Prior,Jaroslaw T. Malkowski,John D. Hendershot, III,Kenneth W. Horton, Jr.,Gregory F. Tebbe
申请号：
US15606006
公开号：
US10517585B2
申请日:
2017.05.26
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2019
代理人:
摘要：
A suture passer includes a handle, an elongated sleeve defining a distal end, an inner shaft slidably disposed within the elongated sleeve, and an end effector assembly disposed at a distal end of the inner shaft. The end effector assembly includes first and second arms, at least one which is movable relative to the other between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position for retaining a portion of a suture therebetween. The inner shaft and elongated sleeve are relatively movable between a first condition, wherein the first and second arms are disposed in the approximated position and the distal end of the elongated sleeve is exposed, a second condition, wherein the first and second arms are disposed in the approximated position and the distal end of the elongated sleeve is shielded, and a third condition, wherein the first and second arms are disposed in the spaced-apart position.
