Surgical suture having a thermally formed tip, and apparatus and method for making same
US5792181A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 10, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/06166
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical suture comprised of a first thermally formed tip portion having a first length which is adjacent to a body portion having a second length. The first thermally formed tip portion has a generally uniform cross-section perpendicular to the first length, while the body portion has a varying cross-section which corresponds to a distribution of different cross-sectional sizes along the second length. The generally uniform cross-section of the first thermally formed tip portion has an average cross-sectional size that is less than the average of the different cross-sectional sizes along the second length.
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