Ethicon, Gmbh

Cilag International Gmbh

Jason Huff

Jason T Perkins

David C Lindh, Sr

Jesse G Nawrocki

John A Killion

Robert C Scogna

Dave Szabo

Tom Beake

Jonathan Wisniewski

Sr David C Lindh

Robert Scogna

Thomas G Beake

A wound closure device can be provided as described herein. In an example, the wound closure device includes a first suture segment having a first suture configuration and a second suture segment having a second suture configuration. The first and second suture configurations can be different from each other. For example, the first suture configuration can includes a first set of characteristics such as barbed or non-barbed, barb sizes, filament sizes, colors, materials, and/or the like and the second suture configuration can include a second set of characteristics such as barbed or non-barbed, barb sizes, filament sizes, colors, materials and/or the like that can be different from the first set of characteristics. The wound closure device can further include connecting section configured to provide a transition from the first suture segment to the second suture segment.

Bi-directional barbed suture with tailored suture segments

A suture device including an improved welded fixation device at its distal end, to provide improved holding strength during and after implantation of the suture in tissue.

End effector for wound closure device

A suture device with a composite end effector, the composite end effector including a suture with an unmodified fixation element at a distal end and an overlying attachment piece disposed over the proximal end of the unmodified fixation element. The resulting composite end effector has improved strength and avoids the need for affixation methods such as welding or chemical affixation.

Welded end effector

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