Patent ID: 6258106
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A medical instrument for positioning a suture knot formed from a first length of a suture and a second length of the suture at a surgical site remote from an opening to the site, the instrument comprising:a tubular, elongated housing having a proximal end, a distal end and a passage defining a rod axis therethrough;gripping mechanism for releasably grasping the first length of suture proximate said distal end of said tubular housing, said gripping mechanism including a drive rod slidably disposed within the passage of said housing and extending substantially co-axial to said rod axis; and a suture receiving tip having a generally hook shape with a first end and a second end; and including pushing mechanism movable with respect to said housing for slidably pushing a knot formed from the two lengths of suture member, and wherein said suture receiving tip forms an acute angle relative to the rod axis so that the hook of said suturing tip lies in a plane angled relative to the rod axis of said housing.