Patent ID: 11918203
Assignee: CETERIX ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A suture passer comprising: an elongate body extending between a proximal handle end and a distal end; a first and a second jaw coupled to the distal end, the second jaw including; a housing with a suture arranged in a first loop and a second loop housed therein; and a tissue penetrator configured to slide axially in and out of the housing; wherein the housing has a distal opening that receives the tissue penetrator therethrough, and wherein the tissue penetrator is configured to sequentially remove the first and then the second loop of the suture from within the housing; and wherein the second jaw includes a means of inhibiting the first loop from re-entering the distal opening as the tissue penetrator re-enters the housing to engage with the second loop, the means of inhibiting including a gate pin coupled to the second jaw, the first loop wrapped around the gate pin.