Title:
Equipment for soft palate tissue lifting surgery
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP6356063
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A self-retaining suture having particular application for treating obstructive sleep apnea and use thereof. The suture includes rising an elongated suture body having a periphery and first and second tissue-penetrating ends each with a bi-curve needle, and a plurality of first retainers on a first segment and oriented to the first end, and a plurality of second retainers a second segment and oriented to the second end, and a retainer-free transition segment disposed between the pluralities of first and second retainers.
Inventors:
Gross Jeffrey M
Paul Malcolm Di
Paul Malcolm Di
Application Number:
JP2014514575A
Publication Date:
July 11, 2018
Filing Date:
June 06, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Ethicon LLC
International Classes:
A61F5/56; A61B17/04; A61L17/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2010523288A | ||||
| JP2010530275A | ||||
| JP6454515U | ||||
| JP2006517112A | ||||
| JP2008194462A |
Foreign References:
| WO2009151876A2 | ||||
| WO2004030517A2 | ||||
| US20080066767 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Konobu Kato
Takafumi Oshima
Takafumi Oshima