The Gazayerli knot-tying instrument or ligator for use in diverse laparoscopic surgical procedures.
An instrument for accurately and expeditiously tightening extracorporeal knots during laparoscopic surgery is presented. This instrument has been used successfully in a variety of laparoscopic procedures such as herniorrhaphy, cholecystectomy, oophorectomy, and others in which sutures were required to complete the operation.
Gazayerli
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Department of Surgery, Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital, Pontiac, Michigan.
D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D008026:Ligation / Q000295:instrumentation; D009339:Needles; D013499:Surface Properties; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013537:Sutures