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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2008
Alexei Goraltchouk, Richmond, CA;
Lev Drubetsky, Coquitlam, CA;
Gerald F. Cummings, Port Moody, CA;
Robert A. Herrmann, Vancouver, CA;
Alexander Naimagon, Richmond, CA;
Alexei Goraltchouk, Richmond, CA;
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
Provided herein are sutures to be used in a procedure applied to tissue, and methods for forming such sutures. A suture can include an elongated suture body having a periphery, and a plurality of retainers formed from molten material applied to portions of the periphery. The retainers can extend from and be arranged along at least a segment of the elongated suture body. The retainers can be formed by applying molten material to portions of the periphery of the elongated suture body and cooling the material to form the retainers.