Suture thread housebreaking device, and suture thread housebreaking system

摘要

This suture thread pushing apparatus (1) moves a connection portion formed by one end portion and the other end portion of a suture thread (S) used for suturing tissue within a body, which are guided to an outside of the body via a natural orifice, to a sutured portion of the tissue, and includes a flexible outer cylinder (10), and a flexible rod-shaped object (20) inserted into the outer cylinder (10) so as to advance and retreat, wherein a pair of side holes (11, 12) facing each other is formed in a distal side of the outer cylinder (10) such that the suture thread (S) passes through the side holes, an engaging portion (13) extending in an axial direction of the outer cylinder (10) is formed in an inner surface on the distal side, and an engaged portion (24) engaging with the engaging portion (13) and sliding along the engaging portion (13) is formed on an outer surface of the rod-shaped object (20).