Authors : Amir Hashem Shahidi Bonjar and Hanif Kazerooni
Abstract: Surgeon dexterity plus proper surgical tools are of the main determinants of optimal incision/wound closure and proper postsurgical healing. Methods of placing surgical sutures vary. Guiding-Needle Tissue-Forceps (GNTF), a new tissue forceps was invented and used to introduce its applicability to set several types of surgical sutures. GNTF was used on phantom models to set several types of conventional sutures as simple interrupted, continuous, continuous lock, horizontal mattress and vertical mattress. GNTF leads the operator mandatorily follow the basic principles of suturing. It can be applied in areas with difficult visibility and poor tool access. All needle types and shapes such as round body, reverse cutting, straight, 1/2, 3/8 and 5/8 circle with standard chord lengths were well compatible with GNTF.
Amir Hashem Shahidi Bonjar and Hanif Kazerooni, 2013. Guiding-Needle Tissue-Forceps: Features and Application. Research Journal of Biological Sciences, 8: 129-132.