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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Thomas, New Haven, CT (US);
Kenneth L. Martin, Wallingford, CT (US);
Joseph Hotter, Middletown, CT (US);
Darlene Nebinger, Oxford, CT (US);
Ahmad Robert Hadba, Middlefield, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61L 17/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61L 17/145 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06176 (2013.01);
Abstract
A suture including a reinforced loop is described herein. The suture includes an elongate body including a proximal section and a distal section, wherein the distal section includes first and second overlapping sections and a loop. A polymeric coating is positioned on at least a portion of the distal section to reinforce the loop.