Directions For Use Loading Suture Passer With Suture - Ceterix NovoStitch Instructions For Use Manual

A. DIRECTIONS FOR USE LOADING SUTURE PASSER WITH SUTURE
1. Select USP size 2-0 or 0 braided suture and have available in the sterile field along with the device.
CAUTION: Do NOT use suture other than braided USP size 2-0 or 0.
2. Suture Loading: Carefully follow these steps to ensure correct suture loading.
a. Advance the lower jaw by holding the pistol grip (without Lever A) and squeezing
Lever B until the lower jaw is fully advanced (see Figure 2).
Figure 2: Fully-advanced lower jaw.
b. Load approximately 6" of one suture end into the lower jaw slot. Grab the short strand
and the remaining suture, forming a loop around the left tine of the lower jaw. Pull the
loop proximally (see Figure 3).
Figure 3: Form a loop around the left tine of the lower jaw.
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