Wire/ligature passer, single-use

A wire/ligature passer, single-use is a sterile, hand-held surgical instrument used to guide flexible materials such as wires, ligatures, or graft gauges through tissue during a procedure. It creates a pathway and helps introduce or manipulate the material, often featuring a distal mechanism like a clasp, hook, or grasping arm to secure the item being passed.

As a single-use device, it is intended for one procedure and then discarded. Regulatory oversight focuses on its sterility, mechanical function, and safety as a manual surgical tool, with classification and supply requirements based on its intended use and design as defined in the reference.