Title:
MEDICAL SUTURE MATERIAL
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/1996/035377
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A medical suture material to be fitted to an autoclip applier having staple lines. The material comprises a main suture material superposed on a shape-retentive support material made of a rigid film or sheet, and the suture material and the support material are sewn together with a suture along both longitudinal edges so as to form a tube capable of being fitted to an autoclip applier having staple lines. The main suture material comprises materials having flexibility and stretchability to some extent, such as nonwoven fabrics like felt, woven fabrics or knits, and particular examples thereof include bioabsorbable polymers such as polyglycolic acid and certain biological tissues. The support material comprises materials having such a rigidity as to withstand deformations caused by some forces, and examples thereof include sheetlike and filmy plastic, metal and paper.
Inventors:
IGAKI KEIJI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP1996/001220
Publication Date:
November 14, 1996
Filing Date:
May 08, 1996
Export Citation:
Assignee:
IGAKI IRYO SEKKEI KK (JP)
IGAKI KEIJI (JP)
IGAKI KEIJI (JP)
International Classes:
A61L17/00; A61B17/04; A61B17/072; A61B17/00; A61B19/00; A61F2/00; (IPC1-7): A61B17/08
Foreign References:
| JPH0847526A | 1996-02-20 | |||
| JPH0733342U | 1995-06-20 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 0770356A4
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