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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2007
Douglas Snell, Amesbury, MA (US);
Francis P. Harrington, Peabody, MA (US);
Paul Westhaver, Dartmouth, CA;
Tom David Marro, Magnolia, MA (US);
Paul Schmitt, North Andover, MA (US);
Douglas Snell, Amesbury, MA (US);
Francis P. Harrington, Peabody, MA (US);
Paul Westhaver, Dartmouth, CA;
Tom David Marro, Magnolia, MA (US);
Paul Schmitt, North Andover, MA (US);
Tomier, Inc., Bloomington, MN (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a heater device for thermally welding suture strands, including: a substrate extending from a first end to a second end along a substrate axis, and having a substantially planar heater support surface; a joinder layer disposed on the heater support surface; a heater element extending from a first end to a second end along a heater axis thereof and disposed on the joinder layer, the heater element being a layer and being coupled to the support surface by the joinder layer; an electrical interface including a first electrically conductive element coupled to the first end of the heater element, and a second electrically conductive element coupled to the second end of the heater element. In some embodiments, the heater element is elongated along the heater axis.