Instrument for holding surgical needles

Details Instrument for holding surgical needles Instrument for holding surgical needles

1988-10-03

1990-02-06

Thaler, Michael H.

Surgery

Instruments

Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier

81345, 606208, A61B 1704

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active

048981575

ABSTRACT:
An instrument for holding surgical needles comprises a pair of forceps having forceps jaws at a distal end of the instrument and having a pair of hand grips for operating a movable jaw of the forceps by way of a push and pull rod. The movable jaw is releasably retainable in a closed needle gripping position. The hand grips extend obliquely outwardly in the proximal direction of the instrument and are arranged in mirror image symmetry with respect to the longitudinal axis thereof. The hand grips are actuable in the transverse direction of the longitudinal axis, the forceps jaws, when closed, lying in the direction of that axis. The transverse force exerted on the hand grips is convertable to a longitudinally directed force for actuating the movable jaw, to grip a surgical needle. The instrument can be passed through conventional trocar sleeves.

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