Sewing machine for use in medical treatment

Claim 1

A seviing for us:) in ri-,sdical g 1 su-Ping par a needle with an upper thnead rnounted onia needle holderfor reciprocating rnovernen-i. relativeto a ni aterial to be -:.c-;c.ijn up, a loor, taker vii-th a operable to catch a thread loop formed on the needle, means for supplying a predeterri-dned amount of upper thread to -the needle; and a control part separate from the suturing part and connected thereto by conductor means, said control part including a fluid drive, means iiOr operating the needle, loop taker and thread supply means via said conductor means, switching means, and c-iec.Lric circuit means activated by a manualitl operable switch to sequentially operate the sLr.,itching means, said dvated by thie iluid drive means being ac.1 sequential of -L;ic- menns, IhereGy to sequential 1,1 operate the needle, the G loop takev a rid the upper thread supply rneans to 1 formi a suuring saarn in ths m aterialto be sav,,in Up.