Braided suture
US5019093A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 9, 1990 |
| Grant date | May 28, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2300/414
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A braided suture is provided which exhibits perceptibly enhanced flexibility and hand as well as reduced chatter and drag compared to these same characteristics in a suture possessing substantially the same overall denier but possessing significantly fewer sheath yarns and denier of individual filaments than the braided suture herein.
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