A suturing end-effector (1, 901), comprising: a jaw assembly (2, 902) comprising a first jaw (10, 100) having a through-hole (11, 110) which is disposed at an end portion (14, 114) of the first jaw (10, 100) and which extends through the first jaw (10, 100) from an engagement surface (16, 116) of the first jaw (10, 100) to an opposite surface (18, 118) of the first jaw (10, 100), a second jaw (20, 200) having a through-hole (21, 210) which is disposed at an end portion (24, 224) of the second jaw (20, 200) and which extends through the second jaw (20, 200) from an engagement surface (26, 226) of the second jaw (20, 200) to an opposite surface (28, 228) of the second jaw (20, 200), wherein the first jaw (10, 100) and the second jaw (20, 200) are openable and closeable relative to each other with the engagement surface (16, 116) of the first jaw (10, 100) and the engagement surface (26, 226) of the second jaw (20, 200) directed towards each other, characterized in that the suturing end-effector (1, 901) further comprising a suture needle assembly (3, 903) comprising a hollow suture needle (30, 300) having a first pointed tip (32, 332), a second pointed tip (34, 334) and an inner channel (36, 336) extending through the hollow suture needle (30, 300) from the first pointed tip (32, 332) to the second pointed tip (34, 334), wherein, in a stowed disposition of the suturing end-effector (1, 901), the hollow suture needle (30, 300)_is clamped flat between the engagement surface (16, 116) of the first jaw (10, 100) and the engagement surface (26, 226) of the second jaw (20, 200), and a guide wire (76, 760) runs through the through-hole (11, 110) of the first jaw (10, 100), the inner channel (36, 336) of the hollow suture needle (30, 300), and the through-hole (21,210) of the second jaw (20, 200) in a manner such that opening the first jaw (10, 100) and the second jaw (20, 200) relative to each other and tensioning the guide wire (76, 760) causes the guide wire (76, 760) to align the hollow suture needle (30, 300) with the first pointed tip (32, 332) of the hollow suture needle (30, 300) directed towards the through-hole (11, 110) of the first jaw (10, 100) and the second pointed tip (34, 334) of the hollow suture needle (30, 300) directed towards the through-hole (21, 210) of the second jaw (20, 200). a jaw assembly (2, 902) comprising a first jaw (10, 100) having a through-hole (11, 110) which is disposed at an end portion (14, 114) of the first jaw (10, 100) and which extends through the first jaw (10, 100) from an engagement surface (16, 116) of the first jaw (10, 100) to an opposite surface (18, 118) of the first jaw (10, 100), a second jaw (20, 200) having a through-hole (21, 210) which is disposed at an end portion (24, 224) of the second jaw (20, 200) and which extends through the second jaw (20, 200) from an engagement surface (26, 226) of the second jaw (20, 200) to an opposite surface (28, 228) of the second jaw (20, 200), wherein the first jaw (10, 100) and the second jaw (20, 200) are openable and closeable relative to each other with the engagement surface (16, 116) of the first jaw (10, 100) and the engagement surface (26, 226) of the second jaw (20, 200) directed towards each other, a first jaw (10, 100) having a through-hole (11, 110) which is disposed at an end portion (14, 114) of the first jaw (10, 100) and which extends through the first jaw (10, 100) from an engagement surface (16, 116) of the first jaw (10, 100) to an opposite surface (18, 118) of the first jaw (10, 100), a second jaw (20, 200) having a through-hole (21, 210) which is disposed at an end portion (24, 224) of the second jaw (20, 200) and which extends through the second jaw (20, 200) from an engagement surface (26, 226) of the second jaw (20, 200) to an opposite surface (28, 228) of the second jaw (20, 200), wherein the first jaw (10, 100) and the second jaw (20, 200) are openable and closeable relative to each other with the engagement surface (16, 116) of the first jaw (10, 100) and the engagement surface (26, 226) of the second jaw (20, 200) directed towards each other, characterized in that the suturing end-effector (1, 901) further comprising a suture needle assembly (3, 903) comprising a hollow suture needle (30, 300) having a first pointed tip (32, 332), a second pointed tip (34, 334) and an inner channel (36, 336) extending through the hollow suture needle (30, 300) from the first pointed tip (32, 332) to the second pointed tip (34, 334), wherein, in a stowed disposition of the suturing end-effector (1, 901), the hollow suture needle (30, 300)_is clamped flat between the engagement surface (16, 116) of the first jaw (10, 100) and the engagement surface (26, 226) of the second jaw (20, 200), and a guide wire (76, 760) runs through the through-hole (11, 110) of the first jaw (10, 100), the inner channel (36, 336) of the hollow suture needle (30, 300), and the through-hole (21,210) of the second jaw (20, 200) in a manner such that opening the first jaw (10, 100) and the second jaw (20, 200) relative to each other and tensioning the guide wire (76, 760) causes the guide wire (76, 760) to align the hollow suture needle (30, 300) with the first pointed tip (32, 332) of the hollow suture needle (30, 300) directed towards the through-hole (11, 110) of the first jaw (10, 100) and the second pointed tip (34, 334) of the hollow suture needle (30, 300) directed towards the through-hole (21, 210) of the second jaw (20, 200).