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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
May. 11, 2010
Hans Almer Middelbeek, Boxmeer, NL;
Jozefus A. C. Smit, Boxmeer, NL;
Hans Almer Middelbeek, Boxmeer, NL;
Jozefus A. C. Smit, Boxmeer, NL;
Intervet International B.V., Boxmeer, NL;
Abstract
A method for fastening a thread () to a tampon (), in particular a veterinary tampon, comprising the steps of passing the thread through the tampon by means of a needle (), and knotting the loose ends of the thread, wherein that the step of passing the thread through the tampon comprises: -piercing the tampon () with two hollow needles (), -inserting the distal ends of the needles into a mould () that forms a passage () interconnecting the open ends of the hollow needles, feeding the thread () to the proximal end of one () of the two needles, -applying a suction pressure to the proximal end of the other () of the two needles, -opening the mould (), and -withdrawing the needles () from the tampon ().