Surgical needle and apparatus and method for suture attaching.

摘要

A surgical needle (1) having a butt (2) and a blind hole (5) in the butt (2) is disclosed. The hole (5) originates at the proximal (3) and terminates at the distal (4) end of the butt (2). A crimp (18) is adjacent to the butt (2). The improvement to the crimp (18) comprises a first (6) and a second (7) side that are essentially parallel. A third side (8) is essentially perpendicular to the first (6) and second (7) sides. A fourth side (9) is curvilinear. The curvilinear fourth side (9) can be a semicircle. A machine (40,41) and a method of attaching a surgical suture (20) to the improved needle (1) is also disclosed. <IMAGE> <IMAGE>