Surgical ligature
US3949755A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 9, 1974 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD07B2201/1096
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A surgical ligature in which a sterile thread has a surface on which is a succession of areas, for example, lines or dots, of contrasting shades, whereby at least one of the shades appears dark through a film of blood and at least one of the shades appears light through a film of blood. Such a ligature can readily be seen by the surgeon through the blood and against the background of the organ being stitched.
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