Surgical Needles
Surgical Needles – There are a variety of needles for wound closure. Curved needles have two basic configurations; tapered and cutting. For wound and laceration care, the reverse cutting needle is used almost exclusively. It is made in such a way that the outer edge is sharp so as to allow for smooth and atraumatic penetration of tough skin and fascia. Tapered needles are used on soft tissue, such as bowel and subcutaneous tissue, or when the smallest diameter hole is desired. Typically, surgical needles are made from stainless-steel. Read about sutures –
Parts of Needle
Three parts – Eye, Body and Point
Eye of Needle
The eye is where the suture attaches to the needle; this can be an actual needle eye, where the string threads via or a factor where the suture thread obtains swaged on to the needle (most modern-day needles are of this latter type). Most skin closure sutures are curved, and normally 3/8 of a circle. The surgical needle enables the placement of the suture within the tissue, carrying the material through with minimal recurring injury.
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