Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Double ended barbed suture with an intermediate body
- Patent Title (中): 双层带倒钩的缝线与中间体
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Application No.: US12849960Application Date: 2010-08-04
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Publication No.: US08652170B2Publication Date: 2014-02-18
- Inventor: Jeffrey C. Leung , Gregory Ruff , Andrew Kaplan
- Applicant: Jeffrey C. Leung , Gregory Ruff , Andrew Kaplan
- Applicant Address: US NJ Somerville
- Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Somerville
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04

Abstract:
A suture system has a double ended barbed suture with a first plurality of barbs located adjacent to a first end and a second plurality of barbs located adjacent to a second end, and a body located between the first plurality of barbs and the second plurality of barbs. The body provides an anchor that can hold tissue relative to the first end and the second end of the suture. The body can slide and be positioned on said suture.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100298878A1 DOUBLE ENDED BARBED SUTURE WITH AN INTERMEDIATE BODY Public/Granted day:2010-11-25
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