Medical Suturing Tool with Gripping Device

A medical suturing tool comprising:

• at least one suture insertion puncture needle;
• at least one suture retrieval puncture needle;
• and
• a frame for holding said at least one suture insertion puncture needle and said at least one suture retrieval puncture needle in a spaced apart relationship;
• wherein said at least one suture retrieval puncture needle comprises an outer hollow needle member and an inner suture gripping element movable within said outer hollow needle member, said inner suture gripping element being deployable at least partially externally to said outer hollow needle member for retrieval of a suture inserted into said at least one suture insertion puncture needle,
• wherein an operating member is provided at a proximal end of said at least one suture retrieval puncture needle, said operating member being connected to said inner suture gripping element, and wherein movement of said operating member relative to said outer hollow needle member causes said inner suture gripping element to move between a deployed position and a retracted position, said at least one suture retrieval puncture needle further comprising an advancement prevention means for releasably holding said operating member in a position relative to said outer hollow needle member in which said inner suture gripping element is in said deployed position, and
• wherein said advancement prevention means covers the outer peripheral surface of the upper part portion of an insertion rod.