Surgical needle-suture combination, and apparatus and method for

Details Surgical needle-suture combination, and apparatus and method for Surgical needle-suture combination, and apparatus and method for

1990-12-24

1993-05-04

Pellegrino, Stephen C.

Surgery

Instruments

Suturing needle

606224, 606225, 163 1, A61B 1700

Patent

active

052077012

ABSTRACT:
An improved surgical needle is disclosed. The needle has a butt. The butt has a proximal and a distal end. A blind hole is in the butt. The hole originates at the proximal and terminates at the distal end of the butt. A crimp is adjacent to the butt. The improvement to the crimp comprises a first and a second side that are essentially parallel. A third side is essentially perpendicular to the first and second sides. A fourth side is curvilinear. The curvilinear fourth side can be a semicircle. A machine and a method of attaching a surgical suture to the improved needle is also disclosed.

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