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Title:
WELDED SUTURE THREAD WITH LOOP
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2012200604
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a system and a method for forming a suture thread with a loop for increasing the strength of the suture thread and making the suture thread more resistant to shear stress breakage by reinforcing overlapping sections.

The suture thread 10 includes a long and thin body 11 with a distal tip having the first and second overlapping sections 13 and 14 forming the loop 12 and filler material located at least in a part of a joint line specified between the first and second overlapping sections 13 and 14 of the long and thin body 11.


Inventors:
GLICK JONATHAN
Application Number:
JP2012065363A
Publication Date:
October 22, 2012
Filing Date:
March 22, 2012
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Assignee:
TYCO HEALTHCARE
International Classes:
A61L17/00; A61B17/04; D02G3/46
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Takeshi Oshio