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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2009
Applicants:
Erich Odermatt, Schaffhausen, CH;
Ingo Berndt, Tuttlingen, DE;
Silke König, Rottweil, DE;
Erhard Müller, Stuttgart, DE;
Sven Oberhoffner, Weinstadt-Endersbach, DE;
Heinrich Planck, Nürtingen, DE;
Inventors:
Erich Odermatt, Schaffhausen, CH;
Ingo Berndt, Tuttlingen, DE;
Silke König, Rottweil, DE;
Erhard Müller, Stuttgart, DE;
Sven Oberhoffner, Weinstadt-Endersbach, DE;
Heinrich Planck, Nürtingen, DE;
Assignees:
Aesculap AG, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06176 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drawn surgical suture material includes an elongate main body and barbs for anchoring in biological tissues, wherein the barbs are formed by cuts made into the suture material in the undrawn state.