Surgery – Instruments – Suture or ligature
Patent
1996-05-10
1998-08-11
Jackson, Gary
Surgery
Instruments
Suture or ligature
606230, 606231, A61B 1704
Patent
active
057921814
ABSTRACT:
A surgical suture comprised of a first thermally formed tip portion having a first length which is adjacent to a body portion having a second length. The first thermally formed tip portion has a generally uniform cross-section perpendicular to the first length, while the body portion has a varying cross-section which corresponds to a distribution of different cross-sectional sizes along the second length. The generally uniform cross-section of the first thermally formed tip portion has an average cross-sectional size that is less than the average of the different cross-sectional sizes along the second length.
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Haase Bernd
Price John J.
Smith Kenneth J.
Woodrow Hal B.
Ethicon Inc.
Jackson Gary
Woodrow Hal Brent
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