US 12,433,583 B1
Suture passer devices, systems, and methods
Nirav H. Amin, Yorba Linda, CA (US)
Assigned to Integrity Medical Services Inc., Yorba Linda, CA (US)
Filed by Integrity Medical Services Inc., Yorba Linda, CA (US)
Filed on May 30, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/224,346.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/654,779, filed on May 31, 2024.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/062 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/0491 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0483 (2013.01); A61B 17/0485 (2013.01); A61B 17/062 (2013.01); A61B 2017/047 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0608 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A system for passing a suture comprising:
a handle comprising a trigger;
an elongate member extending from the handle;
a first jaw member extending from a distal end of the elongate member and configured for angular movement relative to the elongate member; and
a second jaw member extending from the distal end of the elongate member, the second jaw member comprising:
a curved portion extending from the distal end of the elongate member and curved away from the first jaw member;
a straight portion extending from a distal end of the curved portion; wherein the curved portion is configured to offset from the straight portion with respect to the elongate member; and
a tissue penetrator positioned on the straight portion of the second jaw member, the tissue penetrator configured to shift between a retracted position and an engaged position, the tissue penetrator configured to be parallel with the straight portion of the second jaw member in the retracted position, and the tissue penetrator configured to extend through the first jaw member in the engaged position,
wherein the trigger is configured to shift the tissue penetrator between the retracted position and the engaged position.