Surgical cobra head suture needle

Details Surgical cobra head suture needle Surgical cobra head suture needle

2003-07-14

2011-11-22

McDermott, Corrine M (Department: 3773)

Surgery

Instruments

Suturing needle

C606S222000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08062332

ABSTRACT:
A surgical needle includes an elongated needle body defining a longitudinal y-axis along which the needle body extends and transverse x and z-axes. The needle body includes a central shaft portion, a first suture end portion for attachment to a suture and a second needled end portion for penetrating tissue. The needled end portion has three sides which intersect to define three cutting edges and terminate at a needle point. At least one side includes a pair of planar surface portions arranged in oblique relation to define a general concave appearance to the one side. The needled end portion further defines an enlarged transition portion adjacent the central shaft portion with at least an x-dimension greater than a corresponding x-dimension of the central shaft portion.

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