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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2007
Applicants:
Perry A. Genova, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Robert C. Williams, Iii, Raleigh, NC (US);
Warren Jewett, Cary, NC (US);
Matthew A. Megaro, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Inventors:
Perry A. Genova, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Robert C. Williams, III, Raleigh, NC (US);
Warren Jewett, Cary, NC (US);
Matthew A. Megaro, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21F 25/00 (2006.01); B29C 41/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of making a barbed suture by varying the blade geometry and/or the movement of the blade when cutting a suture is disclosed. The method can also be accomplished with a cutting device to create a plurality of barbs on the exterior of surgical suture. The barbs produced using the method with the cutting device can be the same or random configurations.