Surgical suture needle of the taper point type

Details Surgical suture needle of the taper point type Surgical suture needle of the taper point type

1996-02-20

1997-11-04

Schmidt, Jeffrey A.

Surgery

Instruments

Suturing needle

606222, 289 16, 223102, 163 5, A61B 1700

Patent

active

056834160

ABSTRACT:
A taper point surgical needle having improved needle point strength is disclosed. In one embodiment of the needle, a tip portion includes first and second integral tapered regions having first and second cross-sectional areas respectively which decrease progressively toward the tip of the needle in accordance with first and second angles of inclination respectively, with the first angle being greater than the second angle. In another embodiment of the needle of the present invention, the tip portion includes a third tapered region integral with the second tapered region and having a cross-sectional area which decreases progressively toward the needle tip in accordance with a third angle of inclination which is smaller than the second angle.

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patent: 4565545 (1986-01-01), Suzuki
patent: 4901722 (1990-02-01), Noguchi
patent: 5100390 (1992-03-01), Lubeck et al.

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