Patent ID: 8562631

Claim:
A method of repairing a torn meniscus using a suture passer having a distal first arm and a distal second arm and a proximal elongate body extending in a distal to proximal long axis, the method comprising: forming a bend between the distal second arm and the long axis; placing distal region of the second arm of the suture passer adjacent to the superior surface of the meniscus, wherein the second arm is bent relative to the long axis; extending the first arm of a suture passer distally in the long axis so that the first arm is adjacent to the inferior surface of the meniscus and so that the distal regions of the first and second arms of the suture passer form a distal-facing, angled opening in which at least a portion of the meniscus is positioned; and extending and withdrawing a tissue penetrator across the opening between the first and second arms to pass a suture between the first and second arms.