Patent ID: 8475475

Claim:
A remote control mechanism for an atraumatic surgical needle for performing remote suturing operations, the mechanism comprising: a. an elongated hollow body with a first and second end, a handle fixed to the body extending distally at the first end of the body and a needle channel and needle capture grips at the second end of the body; b. a needle slot thrusting handle extending distally from the body and parallel to the handle fixed to the body is affixed on a pivot point, the pivot point allowing the needle slot thrusting handle to rotate towards the handle fixed to the body and advance a control rod for a needle slot towards the second end of the body; c. a needle slot is affixed at the second end of the body on a needle slot pivot point and to the control rod by a needle slot control rod hole, the needle slot being capable of moving back and forth in a circular movement; d. a control handle for a needle capture grip extends distally from the body on a pivot point, the pivot point allowing the control handle to rotate towards the handle fixed to the body and pull a control rod for a needle capture grip towards the first end of the body; e. a plurality of needle capture grips to receive a needle after passage through tissue are affixed to the control rod for the needle capture grip and include a plurality of clamp side supports, the needle capture grips and clamp side supports moving towards each other when the control handle for a needle capture grip is pulled towards the handle fixed to the body; f. a lock mechanism extends from the control handle for a needle capture grip to the handle fixed to the body and is activated when the control handle for a needle capture grip approaches the handle fixed to the body , fixing the needle between the needle capture grips; g. the needle slot is within a needle channel comprising a back side, a front side, side walls, and a conical shaped needle channel bottom; and h. a needle clamp, attached to at least one clamp control part by a clamp connection through rod, comprises the front side of the needle channel and includes a needle clamp slot, the needle clamp under the control of at least one spring mounted on a spring pivot point shaft through a spring hole, the spring being supported by a body extension side is pressed and pushes the needle clamp towards a needle in the needle slot as seen through at least one spring window through the needle slot.