Patent ID: 8372091

Claim:
A device for moving a thread of a surgical sewing instrument, said sewing instrument having an approximately rod-like body, wherein a thread can be fed through an interior of said approximately rod-like body from proximal to distal, said approximately rod-like body having a hollow that laterally exposes a section of said thread to an exterior within said hollow, thereby allowing said exposed section of said thread to be moved by a finger of a hand gripping said rod-like body, said device comprising a clamp for detachably clipping said device on to an outer side of said rod-like body of said surgical sewing instrument, an arm having a first end connected to said clamp, a freely rotatable roller being arranged at a second end of said arm, said roller resting on a thread section freely exposed in said hollow when said device being clipped on, allowing a finger of a hand gripping said rod-like body to move said thread via said roller resting on said thread by turning said roller.