Surgical suture needle with blunt spherical region
US8002796B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 1, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/06085
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical needle includes a needle body defining leading and trailing ends, a general spherical region disposed adjacent the leading end of the needle body and having a blunt outer surface, and a plurality of cutting edges extending from the spherical region toward the trailing end of the needle body.
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