Surgical device

A surgical device for attaching a non-woven textile to human or animal soft tissue by releasing sections of individual fibers of the non-woven textile and carrying them into the human or animal soft tissue, the device comprising:

• a. a carrier extending in a longitudinal direction, comprising a guide rod and a felting needle attached to a distal end of the guide rod, wherein
• b. the guide rod and the felting needle are at least partially arranged in a guide bushing and the felting needle is reciprocally movable between
• i. an extended position in which a working tip of the felting needle protrudes beyond an aperture arranged at a distal end of the guide bushing and
• ii. a retracted position in which the working tip of the felting needle does not protrude beyond the aperture arranged at the distal end of the guide bushing;
• wherein
• c. the guide rod comprises a dorsal end which is coupled to a driving mechanism via a force limiting element which during operation limits the force applied by the driving mechanism to the guide rod to a predetermined force threshold when the working tip is moved from the retracted position to the extended position.