Patent ID: 8394112

Claim:
A system for transdermal repair of soft tissue, said system including an instrument comprising: a proximal actuator portion; a fixed needle having a lumen and extending distally from said proximal actuator portion; a movable needle having a lumen and extending distally from said proximal actuator portion, the movable needle being movable axially between an advanced position and a retracted position relative to said proximal actuator portion; a suture needle disposed within the lumen of one of said fixed and movable needles, the suture needle having a length of Suture connected thereto; a first needle grasper disposed in the lumen of said one of said fixed and movable needles, proximally of the suture needle, and having first grasper jaws disposed on a distal end thereof which are movable between a closed orientation and an open orientation, said first grasper jaws being adapted for securing a first end of said suture needle; and further comprising a second needle grasper disposed in the lumen of the other of said fixed and movable needles, and having second grasper jaws disposed on a distal end thereof which are movable between a closed orientation and an open orientation, said second grasper jaws being adapted for securing a second end of said suture needle.