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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2007
Jesse G. Nawrocki, Annandale, NJ (US);
David C. Lindh, Sr., Flemington, NJ (US);
J. Jenny Yuan, Branchburg, NJ (US);
Jesse G. Nawrocki, Annandale, NJ (US);
David C. Lindh, Sr., Flemington, NJ (US);
J. Jenny Yuan, Branchburg, NJ (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
Surgical sutures having a core extending along a length thereof between a first end and a second end, and a plurality of sets of first and second projections, wherein the first projections extend in a direction of a first end of the suture and the second projections extend in a direction of a second end of the suture. The first projections may be sized and shaped, and positioned relative to the second projections so as to be capable of substantially shielding the second projections when the surgical suture is drawn through tissue by the second end thereof. The first projections may additionally or alternatively be capable of overlapping and substantially covering a distal end of the respective second projections when the suture is drawn through tissue by the second end.