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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2019
Systems, devices and methods for securing sutures to surgical needles made of superelastic materials
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Frank Richard Cichocki, Jr., Easton, PA (US);
Christophe Vailhe, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Thomas Nering, Milford, NJ (US);
Alexander M. Cannara, Roseland, NJ (US);
Duan Li Ou, Warren, NJ (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
A needle and suture assembly includes a needle made of a superelastic alloy, such as Nitinol, including an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end with a sharpened tip, a suture having a free end juxtaposed with the proximal end of the elongated body of the needle, and a connector disposed between the needle and the suture. The connector includes a first end attached to the proximal end of the elongated body of the needle and a second end attached to the free end of the suture. The connector is made of a material, such as stainless steel, having less elasticity and greater plasticity than the superelastic alloy of the needle.