SutureLasso™ Suture Passer Category

The SutureLasso™ suture passer family includes the original SutureLasso, SutureLasso™ small diameter (SD), QuickPass™ SutureLasso™, and Micro SutureLasso instruments, which are single-use and packaged sterile. Each type has various curved tip configurations. The original SutureLasso suture passer has a 2.3 mm outer diameter tip and comes preloaded with a monofilament loop of suture used to shuttle suture through soft tissue. The SutureLasso SD suture passer has a 1.8 mm tip diameter and comes preloaded with a nitinol wire to shuttle the suture through soft tissue. The QuickPass SutureLasso suture passer has the same dimensions as the SutureLasso SD and features thumb wheels to advance the nitinol wire. These instruments can also be loaded with a monofilament suture for shuttling or with a #2 FiberStick™ suture to pass a stitch.

The sharp tip and small diameter shaft will easily penetrate soft tissue while the reinforced shaft resists bending. After the tip is passed through soft tissue, the loop is deployed and retrieved through a cannula with a crochet hook or suture retriever. A suture strand or suture tail from a previously placed suture anchor is placed in the loop, and the opposite end of the loop is pulled, delivering the suture through tissue and out the cannula.