The surgical suturing machine comprises a housing (10) on whose head piece (14) a needle holder (16) holding a needle (30), a thread catcher (18), a rotatable cylindrical body (20), a fixed foot with a plate (70) and a stretcher (22) are releasably mounted. The projecting tissue edges to be sutured together...http://www.google.es/patents/US4747358?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatente US4747358 - Surgical suturing machine