摘要 |
<p>The spring loaded probe (4) of a verres needle assembly (40) is modified to include an angled guide (12, 14, 18) for guiding the end of a piece of suture material (20) from the channel (5) of the probe out of the opening (6) of the probe so that it can be snared by a snare (32) introduced into the surgical site. The invention is particularly useful for relatively inaccessible surgical sites, such as result from endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery.</p> |