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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); B05D 3/04 (2006.01); A61M 3/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06066 (2013.01);
Abstract
A novel silicone coating process for surgical needles is disclosed. Coating solutions are applied to a surgical needle and a stream of air is directed at the needle in a direction substantially parallel to the central longitudinal axis of the distal section of the needle, providing superior coatings and performance.