Device Category Dossier

Holder, needle

Device Category Dossier for Holder, needle. Australian ARTG records, sponsors, device class — compiled by arcimedes.

Needle holders grasp suture needles during suturing , functioning as ring-handled surgical instruments with blades distal to the pivot point . They are used to hold suture needles during ophthalmic procedures , and during general laparoscopic and gynaecologic procedures , as well as for endoscopic manipulation, blunt and sharp dissection, and cutting of tissue .