Surgical instrument for stitching up soft tissues with lengths of spiked suture material

Claim 1

A surgical instrument for suturing soft tissues with lengths of spiked suture material, comprising: a hollow body having an axial bore formed therein; a needle housed within said bore of said body, said needle being movable with respect to said body and having a longitudinal bore formed therethrough adapted to accommodate a length of suture material adapted for introduction along with said needle into the tissue being sutured; a stop fixedly mounted in said bore of said body such that it is stationary with respect thereto, at least a portion of said stop extending within said bore of the needle; said needle and said stop each being shaped as coils having the same mean diameter and lead; said needle being movably mounted in the body such that upon movement of said needle relative to said body to extract the same therefrom, said needle will slide relative to said stop which is fixed with respect to said body whereupon said length of suture material is pushed from within said needle bore by said stop and remain in the tissue being stitched.