A suturing instrument for use in arthroscopic surgery includes a hollow needle for penetrating tissue to be sutured within the body while the tissue is clamped between relatively movable jaws, and a suture feed mechanism for feeding suture material through the hollow needle such that the jaws can be...http://www.google.ca/patents/US4890615?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4890615 - Arthroscopic suturing instrument
