Patent ID: 11871921
Assignee: CONMED CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A suture passer needle, comprising:
an elongated planar body having a first side, a second side, a first distal end and a second proximal end, and a blade disposed at the first distal end of the body;
the blade having a first edge extending from a single pointed edge where the first side and the blade meet, and a second edge extending from the second side, which converge to a tip of the blade, wherein the single pointed edge and the first side are equidistant from the central axis;
a first cutout portion positioned in the blade, wherein the first cutout portion is surrounded by a first portion of the body and is positioned proximally to a notch; a second cutout portion in the blade positioned distally to the notch;
the notch being disposed in the first side of the body, forming an opening in the first side of the body, wherein the notch comprises a first proximal notch side and a second distal notch side, wherein the first proximal notch side and the second distal notch side are connected by a u-shaped end, wherein each of the first proximal notch side and the second distal notch side face the opening, extend from the first side of the body toward the second proximal end of the body and extend at an angle to a central axis extending along the body; and
a distal end of the notch, which converges with the first edge to form the single pointed edge, and wherein the second side consists of a surface extending in a single plane.