A surgical device

Abstract

Abstract A surgical device for the precise placement of a surgical instrument such as a suturing instrument with a body cavity during endoscopic surgery. The device (1) has a needle (2) with suture material (16) attached mounted at a free end (21) of a tubular holder (3). The holder (3) is in turn slidably mounted within a tubular carrier (4) which has a pointed body penetrating head (5) at one end and a handle (6) at its other end. A bore (7) passing through the carrier has an outlet opening (8) adjacent a tip of the head (5). With the needle (2) and holder (3) in a retracted position within the bore (7) the head (5) can be pushed through the body wall of a patient into a body cavity. Then by sliding the holder (3) within the bore (7) the needle is advanced out of the opening (8) ready for suturing within the body cavity.

Inventors

• 👤 Austin Leahy

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