title: Emergency physician's needle holder.
abstract: A new needle holder is described that has jaws metallurgically bonded with tungsten carbide particles that enhance needle holding security without causing sutural damage during instrument ties. Scissors have also been incorporated into the needle holder to cut sutures. One ringlet on a handle has been offset to facilitate retrieval of the needle holder from a flat surface.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22908.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Abidin
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Towler
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Lombardi
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Thacker
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: McGregor
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Edlich
mesh_terms: D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D009339:Needles; D013537:Sutures