Surgical needle configuration with five-sided cross-section

Details Surgical needle configuration with five-sided cross-section Surgical needle configuration with five-sided cross-section

1989-09-15

1990-06-12

Coven, Edward M.

Surgery

Instruments

Suturing needle

A61B 1706

Patent

active

049329618

ABSTRACT:
A needle having three fluted edges, all of the same angular size. The needle presents a five sided cross-section at a tapered end. This results in easier tissue penetration, reduced cross-sectional needle area, better wound opening area performance, and minimized tissue distortion.

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patent: 1599059 (1926-09-01), Morton
patent: 3038475 (1962-06-01), Orcutt
patent: 3238942 (1966-03-01), Lincoff
patent: 4513747 (1985-04-01), Smith
patent: 4524771 (1985-06-01), McGregor et al.
patent: 4799484 (1989-01-01), Smith et al.

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