A HUMAN NECESSITIES
A61 MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
A61B DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
A61B17/00 Surgical instruments, devices or methods
A61B17/04 for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
A61B17/06 Needles; ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
A61B2017/06052 Needle-suture combinations in which a suture is extending inside a hollow tubular needle, e.g. over the entire length of the needle