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Surgical instrument · Suturing & Stapling

Bariatric and Laparoscopic Needle Holder

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Lengths
13–17¾ in
Setups
2

A long-shaft laparoscopic needle holder: a thin (about 5 mm) shaft with small needle-holding jaws at the tip and a locking handle. Jaws may be straight or curved, often with carbide inserts for a firm grip.

Primary uses

What this instrument is on the table to do.

Holds and drives the needle for suturing inside the abdomen in laparoscopic, robotic-assisted and bariatric surgery.

Sizes & variants

The lengths, angles and patterns it comes in.

13″330 mm17¾″450 mm

5 mm shafts in standard and long lengths. Straight, right-curve, left-curve and up-curved jaws; ring or in-line handles.

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