Surgery – Instruments – Suture – ligature – elastic band or clip applier
Patent
1998-09-17
2000-06-20
Buiz, Michael
Surgery
Instruments
Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier
606139, 606148, A61B 1704
Patent
active
060772786
ABSTRACT:
A twirlable suture needle holder is operable by one hand. A palm piece (300) rests against the palm and a finger piece is held between the thumb and fingers. The finger piece has a sleeve (100) and a stylet (200) which slide telescopically to grip and release the needle (N). The finger piece is rotatably relative to the palm piece, and the point at which the needle is grasped is offset from the rotation axis by the radius (R) of the arcuate needle. When the surgeon twirls a grip portion (135) of the sleeve while retracting the sleeve to grip the needle; the body of the needle follows the arcuate path traced out by the needle point moving around the axis. The suturing motion uses only small inner muscles of the forearm and requires no rotation of the wrist.
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Buiz Michael
Woo Julian W.
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