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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2025
Applicant:
Ethicon, Inc., Raritan, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Raritan, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00884 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06176 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a monofilament barbed suture. The method includes positioning a mandrel device adjacent to a rotary mount on which a razor is mounted, the mandrel device comprising a mandrel mounted to a fixture, a filament in contact with a curved surface of the mandrel; and rotating the razor with the rotary mount so that an edge of the razor impinges upon an exterior surface of the filament to impart a linear cut to the filament to a cut depth within the filament to form a barb. The mandrel has a diameter of 4 millimeters or less.