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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2012
Applicant:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Inventors:
Gregory Dumanian, Chicago, IL (US);
Anandev Gurjala, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61L 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61B 17/06 (2013.01); A61L 17/00 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0412 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0417 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0608 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06185 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
A medical device includes a surgical needle attached to a hollow tubular suture. The suture is constructed of macroporous hollow tubular wall that facilitates and allows tissue integration into the suture core subsequent to introduction to the body, thereby preventing suture pull-through and improving biocompatibility.