Surgical fixing instrument for bonding surgical suture thread ends; has welding arrangement for producing welded joint from surgical suture thread made of meltable synthetic material

摘要

The instrument has a welding arrangement that enables a welded joint to be produced from surgical suture thread made of meltable synthetic material. The welding arrangement (3) consists of an electrical heating element with a coiled or non-wound heating wire, which can be exposed or enclosed by a thin, thermally conducting, preferably metal sleeve.