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Patent Inventor Names
Peter J. Dreyfuss0
Date of Patent
September 8, 2009
Patent Application Number
10428072
Date Filed
May 2, 2003
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Patent abstract
A suture passing instrument having a body housing a shape-memory wire, a jaw, a hand mechanism for articulating the jaw relative to a tip, an actuator, and a pusher for advancing the wire through the body and the tip. By actuating the hand mechanism, a surgeon may seize and maintain tissue with the jaw and the tip and, using the pusher, push a suture through the tissue.
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