Patent ID: 9005221
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical knot setter, comprising: an elongated shaft having a long axis and proximal and distal portions; a tip at the distal portion of said shaft, said tip having a loop with an interior loop opening and a gate opening for permitting ingress and egress of a suture into the loop opening, said loop being laterally offset from the long axis of the shaft and distal to the distal end of the shaft, whereby the loop is laterally and longitudinally offset from the distal end of the shaft; a closure for selectively opening and closing the gate opening between open and closed positions to selectively permit or prevent said suture from passing through said gate opening; wherein the closure moves toward the tip to open the gate opening, and moves away from the tip to close the gate opening; and, an actuator for moving said closure between said open and closed positions.