The present invention relates to a barbed suture capable of suturing a treated tissue without a knot. The barbed suture may include a suture body having a predetermined length, formed in a cylindrical shape, and having a needle formed at one end or at each of both ends to be inserted into a cartilage plate; and a plurality of barbs formed on an outer surface of the suture body along a longitudinal direction of the suture body, disposed symmetrically about a central portion of the suture body, protruding outwardly from the suture body, and inserted into the cartilage plate and a subcutaneous layer to fix the suture body to the cartilage plate and the subcutaneous layer.

A medical device and method of use comprising a base portion having a length extending from proximal end and a distal end and a width extending from a first side to a laterally opposed second side. At least one arm extending from at least one of the first or second sides, the at least one arm extending a distance greater than the width of the base portion. The arm being configured to extend around at least a portion of a cervical isthmus.

A medical device for installing sutures to close an incision in tissue or human skin is disclosed. The suturing device may provide first and second arcuate needles. Once properly positioned, the first and second arcuate needles are driven through the sub-dermal layer, or alternatively through a superficial surface, of two sections of skin to be joined. This is done in arcuate fashion and at identical and symmetrical rates of angular displacement. During the driving or retraction process of the first and second arcuate needles, a suture is positioned within both the first and second sections of skin and transformed from a planar or a multi-planar serpentine orientation to a helical orientation. The resulting suturing process is thus much faster than conventional or manual suturing and results in superior wound approximation/alignment that will lead to decreased scarring compared to prior art devices.

Techniques are described for closure of a defect in material, such as closure of a laparoscopic surgical defect. A defect closure device can be inserted into the defect to capture first material adjacent to the defect. The device houses at least first and second suture pins coupled together by a suture. A first interaction with a trigger structure can force the first suture pin through the captured first material and into a containment sub-assembly. After rotating the device to capture second material adjacent to the defect, a second interaction with the trigger structure can force the second suture pin through the captured second material and into the containment sub-assembly. As such, the suture is passed through the first and second portions of the material, and the ends of the suture can be cinched, and cut to form a stitch.

The present invention relates to a medical thread which has on one end thereof a stopper that has a polygonal cross-section, and which exhibits excellent end adhesive force and penetration resistance, and to a manufacturing method for same.

A facial invasive tissue treatment method includes the following procedures. Mark five to ten facelift suture path lines on each half face of a user in a predetermined pattern according to the facial condition of the user, wherein each facelift suture path line has an upper segment, a lower segment, and an insertion mark between the upper segment and the lower segment. After sterilization of the user's face, perform anesthesia at portions of the user's face where the needles inserting in and penetrating by injecting anesthetics at least at the insertion marks and the outlet marks of the facelift suture path lines marked on both half faces of the user. Thereafter, it is preferred to perform another sterilization to the user's face. Implant five to ten invasive sutures in the subcutaneous tissue layer of both half faces of the user along and underlying the facelift suture path lines marked thereon respectively. Perform facial shaping by tightening the underlying tissue through the implanted sutures while straddling, pushing, pressing, squeezing, shoving, extruding, and/or caressing the facial skin and tissue around the implanted sutures.

Described are methods and apparatus for use in supporting tissue in a patient's body. In some embodiments, the patient's breast is supported. In some embodiments, the methods provide ways of supporting and adjusting tissue, and the apparatus includes components and embodiments for supporting and adjusting the tissue. Some embodiments include a supporting device, having a first portion, a second portion, and a support member positioned between the first portion and second portion. Some embodiments include advancing the first portion of the supporting device into the body to a first location in the body; advancing the second portion of the supporting device into the body to a second location in the body; securing the first portion of the supporting device at the first location; and shifting soft tissue in the body with the support member.

A tissue fixation device includes an elongated body extending between a distal portion including a barbed loop, and a proximal portion including a blunt tip. The elongated body, proximal portion, and distal portion are provided in a variety of configurations depending upon the performance requirements desired of the tissue fixation device for the envisaged application of use.

Disclosed is a lifting thread in an improved model and a method of manufacturing the lifting thread in the improved model, and the lifting thread in the improved model according to the present invention comprises: a wire main-body formed in a straight line-like shape; and binding projections having a T-like shape integrally formed on an outer circumferential surface of the wire main-body.

A wound closure device includes a filamentary element having a proximal end and a distal end, and a plurality of barbs extending outwardly from the filamentary element. Each barb has a base connected with the filamentary element, a tip spaced from the base, and an outer edge that extends between the base and the tip. The outer edge includes a first section having a concave surface that extends between the base and a transition point of the barb and a second section having a convex surface that extends between the transition point of the barb and the tip of the barb. The outer edge transforms from the concave surface of the first section to the convex curve of the second section at the transition point of the barb. The tip of the barb has a convexly curved surface facing the distal end of the filamentary element. The unique dual radius shape of the outer edge of the barbs and the tips of the barbs minimizes resistance when the filamentary element is pulled in a first direction through tissue and maximizes resistance to movement when the filamentary element is pulled in an opposite, second direction through tissue for holding the wound closure device stationary.