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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
May. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Roland Ostapoff, East Haven, CT (US);
Timothy Sargeant, Guilford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61L 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 17/105 (2013.01); A61B 17/00491 (2013.01); A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61L 17/10 (2013.01); A61B 17/07292 (2013.01); A61B 17/12131 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/005 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00495 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00893 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00951 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0406 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06057 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06176 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06185 (2013.01); A61F 2/0063 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49801 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides filaments and/or surgical sutures which include an inner core, an outer sheath and a plurality of barbs on a surface thereof. The filaments and/or surgical sutures further include at least one adhesive precursor material which transitions from a non-adherent material to an adhesive material to attach a portion of the filament and/or suture to the surrounding area, such as tissue and/or other portions of the filament.