Method of making a surgical suture

Details Method of making a surgical suture Method of making a surgical suture

1989-11-13

1991-04-16

Green, Randall L.

Surgery

Instruments

Suture or ligature

A61B 1700

Patent

active

050079220

ABSTRACT:
A needle-suture combination with reduced diameter portion of the suture being attached to the blunt end of the needle. The maximum diameter of the suture being almost the same but no larger than the diameter of the blunt end of the needle and the reduced diameter portion of the suture having a tensile strength greater than the remainder of the suture. The suture is prepared by winding a monofilament in a helical configuration, heating and drawing a portion of the monofilament to reduce the diameter in the heated drawn portion, and cutting the monofilament to produce a suture that has a reduced diameter at its end.

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patent: 4034763 (1977-07-01), Frazier et al.
patent: 4621638 (1986-11-01), Silverstrini
patent: 4832025 (1989-05-01), Coates

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