Surgical suture having a thermally formed tip, and apparatus...

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A - Human Necessities

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A61B 17/04 (2006.01) B29D 99/00 (2010.01) A61B 17/06 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2204839

A surgical suture comprised of a first thermally formed tip portion having a first length which is adjacent to a body portion having a second length. The first thermally formed tip portion has a generally uniform cross-section perpendicular to the first length, while the body portion has a varying cross-section which corresponds to a distribution of different cross-sectional sizes along the second length. The generally uniform cross-section of the first thermally formed tip portion has an average cross-sectional size that is less than the average of the different cross-sectional sizes along the second length. Also disclosed is an apparatus for thermally forming a surgical suture tip from a length of unfinished surgical suture material having a varying cross-section. In addition, there is described a method for thermally forming a surgical suture tip from a length of unfinished surgical suture material having a varying cross-section.

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