Adhesives for use with suture system minimize tissue erosion

US7740646B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · US

Inventors

• John V. Hunt · Cincinnati, US
• Ronald J. Kolata · Raleigh, US
• Mark S. Ortiz · Milford, US
• Frederick E. Shelton, IV · Hillsboro, US
• Douglas J. Turner · Cincinnati, US
• James W. Voegele · Cincinnati, US
• Christopher W. Widenhouse · Clarksville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 20, 2006
• Grant date: Jun 22, 2010
• Expiry date: Sep 20, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/306
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A design for a suture for use in suture appositioning techniques, and a method for use are disclosed. In one embodiment the suture may comprise a hollow length having a wall forming a lumen, which may serve as a conduit through which fluid may be pumped and discharged through a plurality of perforations in the wall. In another embodiment the suture may comprise a plurality of suture members connected by a connecting member. In one embodiment of a method disclosed, a suture having a hollow length having a wall forming a lumen, with a plurality of perforations in the wall, may be placed in a stitching procedure to apposition tissues, and a fluid such as an adhesive, adhesive activating agent or drug may be pumped through the lumen and discharged out the perforations for various beneficial effects.