Patent ID: 6638209
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A handle for accepting a surgical needle for use in surgical procedures, the surgical needle having a proximal end region including a locking protusion at a first end thereof, wherein said locking protusion and at least a portion or said proximal end region have a non-circular cross-section, the handle comprising:a lumen having a non-circular cross-section substantially similar to that of the surgical needle portion, and dimensioned to receive therein the surgical needle portion and locking protrusion; a locking device non-threadably movable between a first position wherein, when the surgical needle portion is received within the lumen, the locking device non-threadably engages the locking protrusion to lock the surgical needle within the lumen and a second position allowing the surgical needle to be placed within or removed from the lumen; and an upper casing having a channel therein adapted to receive the surgical needle locking protrusion, and an opening therethrough, wherein the locking device further comprises a sleeve and an actuating device extending outwardly therefrom, wherein the sleeve is positioned within the casing and the actuating device extends outwardly through the upper casing opening.