Ethicon, Gmbh

Mark T Mooney

Jianxin Guo

Jonathan B Gabel

Jason T Perkins

Krasimira Hristov

Emil Richard Skula

Gaoyuan Gavin Chen

James A Matrunich

Novel bioabsorbable, universal kits used to form nasal implants are disclosed. The implants are useful in rhinoplasty and nasal reconstruction surgical procedures. The kit devices have a universal configuration and can be converted by the surgeon in the field into one or more individual nasal implant devices having different configurations and applications. The kits may have outlines of nasal implants thereon.

Universal bioabsorbable nasal implant kit

A wound closure device includes a flexible filament having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends. A plurality of barbs project outwardly from the flexible filament. Each barb has a base connected with the flexible filament, a blunt tip spaced from the base, a leading edge extending between the base and the blunt tip and facing toward the first end of the flexible filament, and a trailing edge extending between the base and the tip and facing toward the second end of the flexible filament. The trailing edge of the barb and the longitudinal axis of the flexible filament define an angle of at least 68&#xb0; that opens toward the second end of the flexible filament.

Locally reversible barbed sutures

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Johns Creek, GA, United States of America

Mark T Mooney