Multi-faceted surgical needle

Details Multi-faceted surgical needle Multi-faceted surgical needle

1993-07-22

1995-04-04

Pellegrino, Stephen C.

Surgery

Instruments

Suturing needle

A61B 1704

Patent

active

054033446

ABSTRACT:
A surgical suturing needle has a tapered needle head with a multi-faceted cross-section. The cross-section is formed by three circumferentially-spaced cutting edges formed at a primary angle and a plurality of extended legs, each extending from one of the primary angles and formed at a secondary angle. In addition, a plurality of connecting surfaces adjoin adjacent extended legs.

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patent: 1599059 (1926-09-01), Morton
patent: 2092929 (1937-09-01), Ovington
patent: 4237892 (1980-12-01), Ritter et al.
patent: 4513747 (1985-04-01), Smith
patent: 4932961 (1990-06-01), Wong et al.

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