Patent ID: 6322570
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A needle holder for guiding a surgical needle having a suture attached to the needle, in which the surgical needle is transferred from a first shaft to a second shaft, comprising:a first shaft;a second shaft pivotally connected to said first shaft;a needle stand comprising a recess slightly larger than a needle body to be used formed on the first shaft, within which the needle having the suture may be stood upright by applying tension upon the suture;a needle receiver having a slit at a center thereof and a needle retaining portion formed on the second shaft which receives and retains the needle by clamping the needle at the slit through pivoting action of the first and second shafts; anda guide passage formed longitudinally on the first shaft with a bottom inclined in a curved shape and inclined towards the needle stand for guiding the suture attached to the needle from the needle stand in a prescribed direction to at least the vicinity of the needle stand, the guide passage having a surface that has no edge which may damage the suture regardless of the direction of the tension exerted upon the suture,wherein said needle retaining portion has a width smaller than a diameter of a needle body to be used to thereby exert a retaining force upon the needle.