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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2012
Alexei Goraltchouk, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Lev Drubetsky, Coquitlam, CA;
Gerald F. Cummings, Port Moody, CA;
Robert A. Herrmann, Vancouver, CA;
Alexander Naimagon, Richmond, CA;
Alexei Goraltchouk, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Lev Drubetsky, Coquitlam, CA;
Gerald F. Cummings, Port Moody, CA;
Robert A. Herrmann, Vancouver, CA;
Alexander Naimagon, Richmond, CA;
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
In embodiments of the invention, a manufacturing process produces and an. Article produced has a self-retaining suture wherein a force is used to squeeze the suture causing retainers to form out of material from the suture body. In an embodiment of the invention, fins are formed between the retainers and the suture body, wherein said fins support the retainers. In another embodiment, retainer stops are provided in order to prevent the retainer from settling back in the body of the suture.