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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Surgical Specialties Corporation, Braintree, MA (US);
Inventor:
Brian S. Hallett, Taunton, GB;
Assignee:
Surgical Specialties Corporation, Westwood, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61L 17/10 (2006.01); D04C 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61B 17/04 (2013.01); A61B 17/06 (2013.01); A61L 17/10 (2013.01); A61L 17/105 (2013.01); D04C 1/06 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); D10B 2321/0211 (2013.01); D10B 2509/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
High-consistency nonabsorbable braided suture stock of specified size is prepared from twisted multifilament strands braided together with a tightness of weave of less than 60 picks/inch. The suture stock can be cut to provide sutures, which may be combined with needles to provide surgical sutures for wound closure.