METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FEEDING SURGICAL NEEDLES IN SURGICAL TEXTILE PACKINGS

摘要

An apparatus for inserting surgical needles in needle parks. The apparatus has a frame, a needle block (131) slidably mounted to the frame, a shuttle member (142) slidably mounted to the frame, and a pick-up head (144). The needle block has a plurality of guide members spaced apart to receive at least one surgical needle and at least one needle park. The apparatus is used in a method of automatically loading surgical needles into the needle parks of surgical suture packages. IMAGE