The device is a disposable, ligature passing, suturing apparatus and needle guide for the abdominal wall which is non-powered, hand-held, and hand-manipulated,intended to be used in various general surgical procedures. The device includes a ligature carrier pathway, needle guide, two needles, reference plane T-Bar, and a guidewire. The handle of the device provides two diametrically opposed enclosed guideways for the advancement and retraction of the needles under manual control of a plunger located at the proximal end of the device.As part of the M-Close convenience kit, a Nerve Block Needle is included for the administration of local anesthetic agents to provide regional and local anesthesia. A Telfa Antimicrobial, non-Adherent Pad is also provided in the kit for use as a primary dressing for the surgical incision.

The device is a disposable, ligature passing, suturing apparatus and needle guide for the abdominal wall which is non-powered, hand-held, and hand-manipulated, intended to be used in various general surgical procedures. The device includes a ligature carrier pathway, needle guide, two needles, reference plane T-Bar, and a guidewire. The handle of the device provides two diametrically opposed enclosed guideways for the advancement and retraction of the needles under manual control of a plunger located at the proximal end of the device. As part of the M-Close convenience kit, a Nerve Block Needle is included for the administration of local anesthetic agents to provide regional and local anesthesia. A Telfa Antimicrobial, non-Adherent Pad is provided in the kit for use as a primary dressing for the surgical incision as well as a slip-tip syringe.