Patent ID: 7971544

Claim:
Needle holder, in particular for Schifflin needles, comprising: a needle-receiving part having an elongated seat configured for the accommodation of an end of a needle; a needle clamping part that is connected to the needle-receiving part and can be moved between a clamping position and a release position about a rotational or pivot axis that is oriented in a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the seat; at least one fixing element that can be moved between a fixing position, in which it holds the needle clamping part in the clamping position, and a release position, in which it releases the needle clamping part, with said fixing element being supported so as to be pivotable or rotatable about a pivot axis or a rotational axis that is parallel or concentric to the longitudinal axis of the seat; and wherein the fixing element, for fixing the needle clamping part, is slid onto the needle clamping part or onto the needle-receiving part and, for releasing the needle clamping part, is moved away from said clamping part or is moved away from the needle-receiving part.