DEVICE FOR PLACING SUTURES ON WOUND Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: medical engineering.

SUBSTANCE: device has handle having reel inside and casing having end for capturing needle. The handle has transverse reels and is connected to the hollow casing. Longitudinal bed bearing manipulation plate having lock and manipulation hook. The manipulation plate becomes a rod in its frontal part. Adaptation spring and eccentric pressed cone are put-on over the rod. The cone serves for fixing needle and reaches casing rest member. The rod comes in into opening of the rest member being convex ahead of it. Transverse concave groove is available near the rest member base for receiving curved surgical needle. The eccentric pressed cone base and the adaptation spring are covered with stabilizing buckle. Holes for passing thread ends are available above the buckle. Members for fixing ends of threads, coming from the reels placed in the handles, are arranged near the holes.

EFFECT: accelerated suturing process; retained suture material sterility; reduced thread consumption.

4 cl, 4 dwg