Device For Sewing Elements That Can Be Sutured

A device for sewing elements that can be sutured, comprising needle means, which are shaped so as to form a first arc of a circle and are provided with an end for piercing at least one suturable element and with an end for drawing a thread and a sewing head which is associated with a seat for the sliding of said needle means, shaped so as to form a second arc of said circle and provided with a first opening for the exit of said piercing end and with a second opening for the entry of said end, and means for actuating the advancement of said needle means along a path which coincides substantially with said circle, each stroke of said needle means being adapted to form a stitch produced with said thread.

A method for sewing elements that can be sutured, comprising the steps of:

• a. positioning needle means, contoured so as to form an arc of a circle and provided with an end for piercing at least one element that can be sutured and with an end for drawing a thread in an initial configuration in which they are arranged substantially at right angles to a first face of said suturable element and with the piercing end proximate to said first face;
• b. actuating the advancement of said needle means along a path which coincides substantially with said circle in the direction for moving said piercing closer to said first face in order to achieve a first crossing of the thickness of the suturable element from the first face toward the second face, which lies opposite the first face, a subsequent second crossing of the thickness of the suturable element from the second face toward the first face, and the return of the needle means to the initial configuration so as to form a stitch.