A suture passing device , comprising: a handle; a shaft coupled to the handle, the shaft comprising a sharp distal tip that defines a shaft axis (A), the shaft defining a lumen; a jaw assembly housed within the shaft , the jaw assembly comprising a first jaw member (41-1qq) and a second jaw member (42-2qq), the first jaw member (41-1qq) and the second jaw member (41-2qq) being movable with respect to each other between a closed position and an open position, the jaw assembly comprising a suture capturing mechanism ; an actuating mechanism coupled to the jaw assembly and configured to move the jaw assembly between the closed position and the open position; wherein the first jaw member (41-1qq) and the second jaw member (41-2qq) are biased away from each towards the open position and moved to the open position when the actuating mechanism moves the jaw assembly distally with respect to the shaft such that first jaw member (41-1qq) and the second jaw member (41-2qq) each diverge from the shaft axis (A) when exiting the shaft , wherein the first jaw member (41-1qq) and the second jaw member (41-2qq) are moved to the closed position when the actuating mechanism is moved to retract the jaw assembly proximally with respect to the shaft , characterized in that the suture capturing mechanism (44-qq) comprises a first configuration of teeth (46-1qq) included in the first jaw member (41-1qq) and a second configuration of teeth (46-2qq) included in the second jaw member (41-2qq), the second configuration of teeth being axially and vertically staggered with respect to the first configuration of teeth (46-1qq), wherein, in a closed position, the first and second configurations of teeth do not overlap or align with each other. a handle; a shaft coupled to the handle, the shaft comprising a sharp distal tip that defines a shaft axis (A), the shaft defining a lumen; a jaw assembly housed within the shaft , the jaw assembly comprising a first jaw member (41-1qq) and a second jaw member (42-2qq), the first jaw member (41-1qq) and the second jaw member (41-2qq) being movable with respect to each other between a closed position and an open position, the jaw assembly comprising a suture capturing mechanism ; an actuating mechanism coupled to the jaw assembly and configured to move the jaw assembly between the closed position and the open position; wherein the first jaw member (41-1qq) and the second jaw member (41-2qq) are biased away from each towards the open position and moved to the open position when the actuating mechanism moves the jaw assembly distally with respect to the shaft such that first jaw member (41-1qq) and the second jaw member (41-2qq) each diverge from the shaft axis (A) when exiting the shaft , wherein the first jaw member (41-1qq) and the second jaw member (41-2qq) are moved to the closed position when the actuating mechanism is moved to retract the jaw assembly proximally with respect to the shaft , characterized in that the suture capturing mechanism (44-qq) comprises a first configuration of teeth (46-1qq) included in the first jaw member (41-1qq) and a second configuration of teeth (46-2qq) included in the second jaw member (41-2qq), the second configuration of teeth being axially and vertically staggered with respect to the first configuration of teeth (46-1qq), wherein, in a closed position, the first and second configurations of teeth do not overlap or align with each other. <EOS>