Set of medical instruments for placing and shifting knots during surgery
PCT No. PCT/EP95/00592 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 19, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 19, 1996 PCT Filed Feb. 18, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO95/22931 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 31, 1995A set of medical instruments for placing and shifting knots produced with surgical sutures during surgery, wherein a further through bore is provided for pulling a suture through in the vicinity of the head end of the rod, said bore being located transversely with respect to the lengthwise axis of the cylindrical rod, with the head end of the cylindrical rod being designed as a knot shifter for shifting and tightening a knot produced by means of the sutures. Using the knot shifter and knot cutter proposed according to the invention, a reliable knotting and hence immobilization of the parts rejoined by surgical sutures, such as tendons, to their original fastening areas can be achieved.