Patent ID: 8097006

Claim:
A surgical suture instrument comprising: a shank ( 2 ) comprising a distal end and a proximal end, a forceps jaw ( 4 ) formed on the distal end of the shank and comprising a needle guide ( 30 ) formed therethrough, and a receiver ( 40 ) formed on the shank ( 2 ) for releasable fastening of a needle holder ( 42 ), wherein the receiver ( 40 ) is connected to the needle guide ( 30 ), the needle guide ( 30 ) having a distal end and a proximal end, and the receiver ( 40 ) being connected to the needle guide ( 30 ) on the proximal end of the needle guide ( 30 ), the needle holder ( 42 ) which comprises a holder needle guide ( 44 ) for receiving and guiding a needle ( 32 ), wherein the needle holder ( 42 ) is configured to be releasable fastened on the receiver ( 40 ) of the shank ( 2 ) such that the holder needle guide ( 44 ) in the needle holder ( 42 ) is connected with the needle guide ( 30 ).