A steerable surgical suture passer providing single hand operation to selectively direct the operation tip in an upward or downward direction to reduce the degree of collateral tissue damage during the use of the instrument, the suture passer providing a shaped handle for ambidextrous use and defining an inner socket, an integrated inner member defining an upper trigger and lower trigger at a proximal end, a pair of resilient intermediate parallel shaft members and a distal operational tip, the inner member pivotally secured within the inner socket by a single pin and a rigid hollow shaft support tube connected to the handle through which the resilient parallel shaft members are directed, allowing the surgeon to steer the operations tip and required when performing a surgical procedure.
