A laparoscopic instrument includes a handle unit by which a user may hold the instrument, an elongated first tube attached to the handle unit, a second tube arranged slidable in relation to the first tube, that the second tube is provided with a thread gripping member capable of gripping suture threads, a locking member arranged to the tubes such that, when the second tube is moved in relation to the first tube, gripped suture threads are locked. The invention is characterized in that the device further includes storage elements for a number of rings, and a ring feeding member capable of, upon activation, moving the ring from the storage elements to a free position in which the suture threads run through the ring.
