Coating apparatus – Solid applicator contacting work – With work-handling or work-supporting
Patent
1997-04-18
1999-04-06
Lamb, Brenda A.
Coating apparatus
Solid applicator contacting work
With work-handling or work-supporting
118266, B05C 100
Patent
active
058912479
ABSTRACT:
A process for tipping surgical sutures includes dispensing tipping agent one drop at a time and contacting the suture portion to be tipped with the drop of tipping agent. A transversely oriented lifting/wiping string may be used to lift the suture into contact with the drop and may wipe away excess tipping agent. Alternatively, a transversely oriented string may be used to catch a drop and then place the drop onto the suture. The tipping agent absorbed into the tipped portion can then be cured and cut to provide a tipped suture. The tipping process and apparatus can be used in conjunction with a needle-suture assembly process. The process advantageously controls application of a droplet of tipping agent to minimize the amount of tipping agent used, thereby providing an aesthetic needle-suture attachment. Apparatus are disclosed for performing the process.
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Lamb Brenda A.
United States Surgical Corporation
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