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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2010
Jeffrey C. Leung, Raleigh, NC (US);
Gregory Ruff, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Andrew Kaplan, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Jeffrey C. Leung, Raleigh, NC (US);
Gregory Ruff, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Andrew Kaplan, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
A suture system has a plurality of double ended barbed sutures each with a first plurality of barbs located adjacent to a first end and a second plurality of barbs located adjacent to a second end, and a body connector that connects said plurality of double ended barbed sutures. The body connector is located between the first plurality of barbs and the second plurality of barbs on each of the sutures. The sutures can move relative to the body connector. The body connector can retain tissue.