Patent ID: 8663253

Claim:
A method of repairing or reconstructing a meniscus of a knee, the method comprising: arthroscopically positioning a first arm of a suture passer on a superior side of the meniscus before positioning a second arm of the suture passer on an inferior side of the meniscus, positioning the second arm on the inferior side of the meniscus so that the meniscus is within a distal-facing opening of the arms, wherein the suture passer has an elongate body having a proximal to distal long axis, and at least one of the first or second arms of the suture passer is axially movable relative to the other arm in the proximal to distal direction of the long axis; passing a first limb of suture through the meniscus by extending a tissue penetrator between the distal-facing opening formed by the first and second arms, along a first path through the meniscus and retracting the tissue penetrator back through the meniscus along the first path; repositioning the suture passer relative to the meniscus; and passing a second limb of suture through the meniscus by extending the tissue penetrator between the distal-facing opening formed by the first and second arms, along a second path through the meniscus and retracting the tissue penetrator back through the meniscus along the second path.