A dural repair device operable with a single hand, the device comprising: a top section comprising a handle, wherein the handle comprises opposable arms squeezable by a single hand to move the opposable arms towards one another and toward a longitudinal midline (E-E) of the dural repair device ; a bottom section comprising: an outer arm comprising an end opening and a mechanism (M) for holding a needle at the end opening ; and an inner arm comprising, at its distal end, a heel , a platform , and an end opening , with the platform located between the heel and the end opening and with the heel , the platform and the end opening extending toward the outer arm , and, wherein the inner arm is provided at the end opening with a mechanism for catching the needle from the outer arm , wherein the handle is activatable by squeezing with a single hand to cause the inner and outer arms to move towards one another and couple, and the needle held in the mechanism (M) in the outer arm to be caught by the mechanism for catching the needle provided at the end opening of the inner arm , wherein the handle is releasable to move the inner and outer arms away from one another and to transfer the needle from the outer arm to the mechanism for catching the needle at the end opening of the inner arm ; the inner arm further comprises a tip extending out toward the longitudinal midline (E-E) of the dural repair device beyond any portion of the platform or heel , and wherein the tip , platform , or heel have at least one curved portion that is slidable under an edge of dura so as to push rootlets away from the needle ; and characterised in that the handle, the outer arm and the inner arm are formed of a single piece. a top section comprising a handle, wherein the handle comprises opposable arms squeezable by a single hand to move the opposable arms towards one another and toward a longitudinal midline (E-E) of the dural repair device ; a bottom section comprising: an outer arm comprising an end opening and a mechanism (M) for holding a needle at the end opening ; and an inner arm comprising, at its distal end, a heel , a platform , and an end opening , with the platform located between the heel and the end opening and with the heel , the platform and the end opening extending toward the outer arm , and, wherein the inner arm is provided at the end opening with a mechanism for catching the needle from the outer arm , an outer arm comprising an end opening and a mechanism (M) for holding a needle at the end opening ; and an inner arm comprising, at its distal end, a heel , a platform , and an end opening , with the platform located between the heel and the end opening and with the heel , the platform and the end opening extending toward the outer arm , and, wherein the inner arm is provided at the end opening with a mechanism for catching the needle from the outer arm , wherein the handle is activatable by squeezing with a single hand to cause the inner and outer arms to move towards one another and couple, and the needle held in the mechanism (M) in the outer arm to be caught by the mechanism for catching the needle provided at the end opening of the inner arm , wherein the handle is releasable to move the inner and outer arms away from one another and to transfer the needle from the outer arm to the mechanism for catching the needle at the end opening of the inner arm ; the inner arm further comprises a tip extending out toward the longitudinal midline (E-E) of the dural repair device beyond any portion of the platform or heel , and wherein the tip , platform , or heel have at least one curved portion that is slidable under an edge of dura so as to push rootlets away from the needle ; and characterised in that the handle, the outer arm and the inner arm are formed of a single piece. <EOS>