An improved needleholder for endoscopic knot tying.
A needle holder fitted with a distal and rotating hook is described. During endoscopic suturing, this hook grasps the thread and forms automatically a loop, through which the distal end of the thread is pulled to secure the knot. Endoscopic intracorporeal knot tying thus becomes easier and faster, especially in difficult situations.
Koninckx
P R
PR
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.
D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*