Suturing aid
AssigneeKarl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsHartmut Boche, Hans Scherieble
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Abstract
A suturing aid for closing minilaparotomies from minimal-invasive surgical operations comprises a shaft whose distal end is provided with at least one plane support that can be swung out laterally. An actuating element serves for swinging out the support, whereby the support can be moved between a first working position, in which it is folded up towards the proximal end, a second position, in which it is folded out laterally and a third working position, in which it is folded out towards the distal end of said shaft.
Claims19
A suturing aid for closing minilaparotomies from minimal-invasive surgical operations, comprising a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, said distal end of said shaft is provided with at least one plane support that is swung out laterally from said shaft, and
- an actuating element for swinging out said support wherein said support is moved via said actuating element between
- a first working position having folded up said support towards said proximal end to substantially adjacent said shaft for inserting said suturing aid into said minilaparotomy,
- a second working position having folded out laterally said support for supporting a suture performance, and
- a third working position having folded down said support towards said distal end of said shaft for pulling off said suturing aid from said minilaparotomy.
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