Braided suture of improved characteristics
US5306289A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 26, 1991 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD10B2509/04
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A braided suture exhibits one or more improved properties, e.g., reduced chatter, greater flexibility and/or better hand, than that of a braided suture of known, or standard, construction and of substantially equivalent size.
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