Inventors:
Manus C. Kraff - Chicago IL
International Classification:
A61B 1706
Abstract:
A curved surgical needle for tissue wound closure and in particular, suturing together both sides of an incision made in human or animal tissue comprising a substantially curved body portion, a point located at a first end, suturing material attached at an opposite tail end, and at least one cutting blade projecting radially outwardly from the tail end so as to make a radial cut in the tissue to facilitate the entry and passage of the suturing material through the tissue, as well as to facilitate rotation of the knotted suture for purposes of burying the knot below the surface of the tissue.