Process for manufacturing taper point surgical needles
US5644834A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 25, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/0505
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A process for manufacturing wire or needles having a taper point. Needle or wire blanks are cut from a roll of wire and mounted to a carrier strip. The carrier strip and needles are moved through a succession of forming and trimming and grinding stations. The blanks are preferably rotated in the strip while being ground.
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