Surgical device for complex suturing fibrous tissues

A surgical instrument for placing complex sutures into animal tissues having three tips:

• the first tip configured to be positioned under a tissue;
• the second tip configured to be positioned on top of the tissue and to the left of the first tip;
• and
• the third tip configured to be positioned on top of the tissue and to the right of the first tip;
• wherein the three tips have at least a first position in which the first tip resides outside of a plane extending between the second tip and the third tip, a second position in which the first tip resides within the plane extending between the second tip and the third tip;
• and a third position in which the first tip resides on an opposite side of the plane relative to a location of the first tip when in the first position.

A surgical instrument for placing complex sutures into animal tissues, the surgical instrument comprising:

• a first tip and a second tip;
• a first tip position in which the first tip is spaced apart from the second tip;
• the first tip and second tip operable to grip a tissue at laterally spaced locations about the tissue;
• a second tip position, the second tip position including:
• the first tip and the second tip rotated in opposite directions relative to each other to create a fold in the tissue;
• or
• the first tip and second tip positioned closer to each other relative to the first tip position to create a fold in the tissue;
• and
• a needle connected to a suture, wherein the needle and suture are operable to pass through the fold in the tissue in one direction and also pass through the fold in the tissue in another direction.