Device for the stitching of laparoscopic incisions and methods thereof

Abstract

A device (300) for the suturing and closing of laparoscopic incisions, comprising: a. a central stem b. a plurality of ribs (34b) hingedly connected to said upper rib member by a locking joint (54), said lower rib member comprising a suture needle holder (36) at free end; c. a cap (33), d. a plurality of rigid stretchers (35), interconnected by a hinge to the distal end of said outer shaft (31a) and said upper rib member (34a); the outer shaft configured to slide along the inner shaft and urge said rigid stretchers to extend from a closed configuration of rib, stretcher and shaft in substantially parallel contact, to an open configuration defined by an angle subtended by said inner shaft (32) and said rigid stretchers (35).

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