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Knot Pusher

Long, slender rod with a round hole near the end and an open slot across the very tip.

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Suturing & Stapling
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What it does, the lengths it comes in and what experienced techs know about it.

  • What it’s for

    Pushes knots tied outside the body down through a trocarTROH-karA sharp or bladed instrument inside a tube (cannula), used to pierce a body wall and leave the tube in place as a port.Full entry or cannulaKAN-yoo-luhA thin tube placed into the body or a body opening to deliver or remove fluid or air.Full entry onto the tissue (extracorporeal knot tying), in laparoscopiclap-uh-roh-SKOP-ikDone through a few small cuts in the abdomen with a thin camera and long instruments, instead of one large opening.lapar/o abdomen-scopic viewingFull entry and arthroscopic repairs.

  • Lengths and variants

    laparoscopiclap-uh-roh-SKOP-ikDone through a few small cuts in the abdomen with a thin camera and long instruments, instead of one large opening.lapar/o abdomen-scopic viewingFull entry versions about 4-10 mm wide and 350-410 mm long (Jarit). Shorter arthroscopic and open-chest (VATS) versions are also made.

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  1. Nemitz R. Surgical Instrumentation: An Interactive Approach. 3rd ed. Chapter 4 (Laparoscopic instruments), p. 140
  2. Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 20 (Minimally Invasive Surgery), p. 443
  3. Integra. Jarit Laparoscopic Instruments Catalog. pdf p. 28
  4. Integra. Jarit VATS Catalog. pdf p. 26
  5. Azar FM, Beaty JH, Canale ST, eds. Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics. 14th ed. Chapter 52 (Arthroscopy of the Upper Extremity), p. 2734

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