Patent classifications
A
HUMAN NECESSITIES
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A61
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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A61B
DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
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Surgical instruments, devices or methods
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A61B17/04
for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
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Needles; ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
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A61B17/06195
Apparatus or means for preparing the cut end of the suture thread to be attached to the needle, e.g. tipping to prevent brooming
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A61B17/06195

Suture having a restraining element at an end and method and use thereof
09533446 · 2017-01-03 · ·

Polymeric fibers, and apparatuses for and methods of processing such fibers to be useful as sutures, where at least one end of a fiber includes a termination feature. The termination feature is formed through the application of energy to a coiled region of the fiber.