Patent ID: 6322582
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A device for fixing a thread (25) to a surgical needle (22), comprising a bearing piece (2) and a punch (16) which is movable in the direction toward the bearing piece, characterized in that the bearing piece (2) has a first housing (10) adapted to complementally receive a needle (22) so as to immobilize it when the punch (16) is in contact with the needle,wherein the punch (16) is movable in the direction toward the first housing (10),wherein the bearing piece (2) is designed so that the needle rests by gravity in the first housing (10),wherein the device includes a second bearing piece (4) adapted so that the two bearing pieces (2, 4) immobilize the needle (22), when the punch (16) is not in contact with the needle,wherein the second bearing piece (4) has a second housing (10) adapted to complementally receive the needle,wherein the punch (16) is movable through the second bearing piece (4), and,wherein the punch (16) is movable into the second housing (10).