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Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 1994

Filed:

Oct. 18, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:

Ronald Guido, Annandale, NJ (US);

Assignee:

Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606222 ; 606224 ;
Abstract

Blunt tip cutting edge needles which are suitable for use in suturing cutaneous tissues of the body while at the same time significantly reducing the probability of skin penetration of the gloved hand of an operator are disclosed. The needle includes a blunt tip and an integral cutting section having at least one cutting edge. The blunt tip blends smoothly with an outer surface of a distal end of the cutting portion such that the blunt tip has no sharp edges or discontinuities.


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Guido, Ronald. (1994). Cutting edge and tapercut needles having a blunt tip (U.S. Patent No. 5342397). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5342397

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