Patent ID: 8951263
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A suture passer system for passing a suture through a bone, the suture passer system comprising: a first suture retriever having a receiver and a guide aligned with the receiver along a guide axis, the receiver having an opening coaxial with the guide axis, the receiver and guide being spaced apart and defining a bone receiving space therebetween; a suture assembly, the suture assembly comprising a suture and a plug connected to the suture, the guide being operable to guide the suture along the guide axis and the opening in the receiver being operable to receive the plug in axial translating relationship between a first proximal position spaced from the opening and a second distal position in which the plug is constrained from movement toward the first position, wherein the plug includes a first radially extending portion operable to engage the receiver and constrain proximal movement; and further comprising a suture inserter, the suture inserter including an elongated tube having a proximal end and a distal end, the tube having an outer surface, the guide being operable to receive the outer surface of the tube in axial sliding relationship, and the plug further comprises a body sized to fit within the tube and a second radially extending portion formed proximal of the first radially extending portion, the second radially extending portion being operable to engage the distal end of the tube to limit proximal translation of the plug into the tube.