Abstract: A suturing implement particularly useful in surgical operations for suturing a member, such as a prosthetic valve, to tissue at the suture site by a plurality of sutures each including a needle attached to at least one end. The implement comprises a manually grippable handle; pledget gripping members carried by the handle for gripping a plurality of pledgets each in a position to be pierced by a suture needle; and a releasing device carried by the handle for actuating the pledget gripping means to release the pledgets and the sutures applied thereto from the handle.