| 摘要 |
A suturing instrument includes a suturing head that is coupled to the sha ft of an elongate body member of the instrument by a connector member which may be biased in either a linear orientation along the longitudinal axis of the shaft or any one of a variety of non-linear orientations with respect to the shaft's longitudinal axis. The connector member can comprise a resilien t material such that an external force may be applied to the suturing head a nd move the suturing head from a biased orientation (e.g., linear) to an unb iased orientation (e.g., non-linear). Once the external force is removed, th e resiliency of the connector member allows the suturing head to return from the unbiased orientation to the biased orientation. Therefore, a user may a djust the shape of the instrument by applying or removing an external force on the suturing head. |
