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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael W Bogart, Milford, CT (US);
Michael S Kassim, Monroe, CT (US);
Assignee:
United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
21912165 ; 21912166 ; 21912183 ; 21912185 ;
Abstract
A method of removing edges from an eyeless operating needle blank includes the steps of providing needle blanks having an end portion which defines a bore. Aligning the end portion, which defines a bore, longitudinally with a laser. The laser is fired such that radiation from the laser is incident on the end portion. The incident radiation from the laser forms rounded edges about the end portion.