US 12,402,926 B2
System and method for providing a bone cerclage
Patrick Joel Denard, Jacksonville, OR (US); Peter Dreyfuss, Naples, FL (US); Steven William Rolenc, Naples, FL (US); and Andrew Christian Petry, Naples, FL (US)
Assigned to ARTHREX, INC., Naples, FL (US)
Filed by ARTHREX, INC., Naples, FL (US)
Filed on Feb. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/186,173.
Prior Publication US 2022/0273349 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/82 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/82 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/8861 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for providing a bone cerclage, comprising:
a suture passer including a shaft, wherein the shaft includes a passageway and a slot leading to the passageway, wherein the passageway extends internally to the shaft between an entrance and an exit distal to the entrance, wherein the passageway includes a main portion between the entrance and the exit, wherein the slot includes a first width adjacent the entrance and a second width along the main portion, and wherein the first width is greater than the second width; and
a sheath and a strand of suture, wherein the strand of suture is attached to the sheath and projects from the sheath, wherein a length of the sheath is longer than a length of the passageway, and wherein the passageway is sized so as to allow the sheath to slide within the passageway from the entrance to the exit.