Title:
縫合方法および装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2007537017
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A barbed suture (90) including a body (92) with barbs (94) on the periphery, a pointed end (96), and an anchor (98) at one end to resist movement of the suture in the direction of the pointed end is provided. One or more limbs on the anchor may be provided, which may be arcuate, of varying lengths, and varying distribution about the periphery of the suture body. Other anchor designs are provided.
Inventors:
Rough, Gregory, Elle.
Leon, Jeffrey, Sea.
Kaplan, Andrew
Megalo, Matthew, A.
Batchelor, Stanton, Dee.
Leon, Jeffrey, Sea.
Kaplan, Andrew
Megalo, Matthew, A.
Batchelor, Stanton, Dee.
Application Number:
JP2007513452A
Publication Date:
December 20, 2007
Filing Date:
May 16, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Quill Medical, Inc.
International Classes:
A61B17/04; A61B17/06; A61B17/064; A61B17/11; A61B17/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2006517112A | 2006-07-20 | |||
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| JPH10511009A | 1998-10-27 | |||
| JPH11313826A | 1999-11-16 |
Foreign References:
| US20030149447A1 | 2003-08-07 | |||
| US4950285A | 1990-08-21 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hideto Asamura
Hajime Asamura
Yutaka Yoshida
Toru Mori
Hajime Asamura
Yutaka Yoshida
Toru Mori