| US 7,572,265 B2 | ||
| Method and apparatus for passing a suture | ||
| Kevin T. Stone, Winona Lake, Ind. (US); Ryan A. Kaiser, Leesburg, Ind. (US); and Troy M. Walters, Plymouth, Ind. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC, Warsaw, Ind. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 21, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/386,074. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0225735 A1, Sep. 27, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 606—139 [606/144; 606/148; 606/205] | 10 Claims |
| 1. A method for pushing suture through a tissue comprising:
forming a pre-formed hole in the tissue, wherein forming the pre-formed hole comprises piercing the tissue between a pair
of jaws, wherein at least one jaw has a culling edge;
disposing the suture in at least one jaw;
grasping the suture from the at least one jaw with a blunt suture pushing member;
pushing the suture through the pre-formed hole with the blunt suture pushing member such that the suture and the blunt suture
pushing member advance through the pre-formed hole; and
retaining the jaw-culling edge in the pre-formed hole while advancing the blunt suture pushing member.
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