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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
May. 01, 2006
Applicant:
Scott Cunningham, Cheshire, CT (US);
Inventor:
Scott Cunningham, Cheshire, CT (US);
Assignee:
Tyco Healthcare Group LP, North Haven, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A linear surgical needle is provided having a body portion including a proximal end section; a central section; and a distal end section. The distal end section has a substantially parabolic configuration for producing a substantially uniform stress profile along a length thereof.