PADDLE FOR PRODUCING HIGH PRECISION INTESTINAL SUTURE Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: device has working part and handle. The working part is manufactured from flexible elastic material shaped as wedge having an angle of 30-40 deg between the lateral surfaces and narrow rounded tip and broad end face part. The upper portion of the working part is shaped as isosceles triangle having acute angle of 25-30 deg at the end. 4-5 protruding ribs of 1.5-2 mm in height are equidistantly arranged on the lateral surfaces at an angle of 40-45 deg to the lateral surfaces directed towards the lower edge of the working part. Canal is available on the working part end face for fixing the handle. The handle has plate member having a projecting locking member. EFFECT: eliminated interposition of mucous layer between other two layers under suturing. 4 cl, 2 dwg