Endoscopic needle holders

Details Endoscopic needle holders Endoscopic needle holders

1991-11-29

1995-02-21

Pellegrino, Stephen C.

Surgery

Instruments

Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier

606205, 606207, A61B 1700

Patent

active

053911741

ABSTRACT:
The invention is embodied in suture needle holders particularly useful in endoscopic surgical procedures. The instruments either incorporate a fixed suture needle or facilitate the secure, reversible grasping of a suture needle. Actuation of the instrument steadily directs the needle through the path of an arc thereby facilitating passage of the needle through tissue for suture placement. Actuation of the instruments involves simple opposed finger movement which obviates the often times difficult rotational wrist movement necessary for use of needle holders in the prior art.

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patent: 2905178 (1959-09-01), Hilzinger, III
patent: 4493323 (1985-01-01), Albright et al.
patent: 4562839 (1986-01-01), Blake, III et al.

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