| abstract |
A tool for dispensing sutures removably secures a self-retaining suture in order to dispense the self-retaining suture at a surgical site in a patient through an access port; The tools for dispensing suitable sutures for manual operation and operation with the use of robot-assisted surgical systems are described; In some embodiments, a spool of suture thread is part of a cartridge that is detachably attached to the tool for dispensing sutures; In some modalities, the cartridges are replaced after the deployment of the self-retaining suture and the different cartridges that have different self-retaining sutures, in some modalities, are selected and attached to the tool for dispensing sutures as required by a procedure. |