Institut Hospitalo-universitaire De Chirurgie Mini-invasive Guidée Par L'image

Ircad, Institut De Recherche Contre, Les Cancers De L'appareil Digestif

Andras Legner

Juan Hernandez

An endoscopic needle holder for handling curved needles includes an articulated assembly including a first gripping jaw forming one piece with a duct and a second gripping jaw actuated by the movable core in transverse displacement; the jaws are made of coaxial cylindrical parts with the mobile core; the first jaw has a plurality of longitudinally extending peripheral teeth; the second jaw consists of a cylindrical part with a plurality of peripheral teeth; and the second jaw is movable with respect to the first jaw by a longitudinal linear displacement between a rest position, where the jaws are spaced to delimit, between the ends of the teeth, an interval at least equal to the section of a needle and a close position where they keep the needle curved.

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Strasbourg, France

Andras Legner