A surgical apparatus for suturing tissue using a surgical suture material having one or more hooking elements is provided. The surgical apparatus includes a suture material transportation member adapted to transport the suture material, a suture material dispensing member adapted to displace the suture material transportation member in a first direction for dispensing suture material to the tissue to be sutured and adapted to apply a specified pull force to the suture material, and a suture material application member adapted to apply the suture material to the tissue so that at least the hooking elements are introduced into the tissue.
