Patent ID: 6743242
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A dual-use suturing device for suturing a wound induced from a celioscope surgery comprising:a needle positioning seat; a lower end of the needle positioning seat having a cruciform embedding groove which has four slots; each slot having a respective guide hole; each hole has a tapered inner surface with a larger opening at a side on the slot; therefore, a wire needle and hooked needle being capable of being guided into the holes; wherein there are two pairs of holes-one having a gap of 12 mm and the other having a gap of 15 mm an auxiliary positioning device connected to a lower end of the needle positioning seat; the auxiliary positioning device having a larger end near the needle positioning seat and having a smaller end far from the needle positioning seat; a top of the auxiliary positioning device connected to the needle positioning seat having a positioning piece extending from a center of the top to two sides thereof; the positioning piece being exactly embedded into a cruciform embedding groove of the needle positioning seat along one of two orthogonal orientations; two sides of the auxiliary positioning device being formed with guide trenches; thereby, the needles are guided into the holes along the trenches; a lower side of each guide slot is hollowed and thus is formed as a clamping space; the clamping space is used to clamp the needles so that the user's hands can pinch the needles.