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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2007
Applicants:
Eugene D. Reynolds, Avon by the Sea, NJ (US);
Robert Maurer, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Michael Nordmeyer, Pittstown, NJ (US);
Frank R. Cichocki, Easton, PA (US);
Lester E. Schaible, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Daniel J. Smith, Dayton, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Eugene D. Reynolds, Avon by the Sea, NJ (US);
Robert Maurer, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Michael Nordmeyer, Pittstown, NJ (US);
Frank R. Cichocki, Easton, PA (US);
Lester E. Schaible, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Daniel J. Smith, Dayton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 11/00 (2006.01); B21G 3/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of mechanically treating alloy metal surgical needles to improve bending strength is disclosed. The needles are curved and reverse-curved in this method to improve bending strength.