摘要 |
<p>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for inserting a surgical needle and a stiff suture through tissues without risk of damage to the tissues and bending of the stiff suture.SOLUTION: A surgical suture deployment system 10 comprises: a surgical needle 14; a flexible suture 16 having a distal end 28 and a proximal end 24, the distal end of the flexible suture being attached to the surgical needle; and a target suture 12 having a distal end and a proximal end, where the distal end of the target suture is secured to the proximal end of the flexible suture.</p> |