Ethicon, Gmbh

Alfred Liland

Edgar V Menezes

Stephen J Failla

Nicholas M Popadiuk

Glen C Dorband

Peter Steinheuser

Donald W Regula

A tissue fastening device comprising (a) a fastener member having a pair of legs extending from the same side of a connecting cross piece, said fastener member adapted to be placed on one side of the tissue to be joined with the legs penetrating the tissue, said fastener member being an oriented crystalline polymeric material, whereby the fastener member has sufficient inherent strength and stiffness so said legs can penetrate the tissue to be fastened, and (b) a receiver member to secure said fastener member in place. The fastener member is formed by forming an oriented polymeric filament into the configuration of the fastener member, and annealing the filament while in such configuration while it is being restrained so as to prevent shrinkage.

Method for manufacture of surgical fastening device

A tissue fastening device comprising (a) a fastener member having a pair of legs extending from the same side of a connecting cross piece, said fastener member adapted to be placed on one side of the tissue to be joined with the legs penetrating the tissue, said fastener member being an oriented cystalline polymeric material, whereby the fastener member has sufficient inherent strength and stiffness so said legs can penetrate the tissue to be fastened, and (b) a receiver member to secure said fastener member in place.

Surgical fastening device and method for manufacture

A wound closure tape of a substrate and a pressure sensitive adhesive. The substrate has a specific pattern of indentations which provide the tape with improved elastic properties, excellent drape and desired abrasion and tensile properties.

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