Abstract: Surgical wire closure devices, which in some embodiments may be incorporated onto other surgical devices such as surgical pliers, comprising an elongate arm having a hook at one end and a shaft at the other end, wherein the axis of the arm is angled in relation to the axis of the shaft, and wherein the shaft is rotatably connected to a handle. The hook is inserted under a first node of surgical wire during approximation, followed by rotation of the hook about the axis of the shaft, which is accomplished by a slight pivoting motion of the surgeon's hand about the wrist as he or she grasps the handle.