Bi-directional barbed suture with custom suture segments

• Main Authors: HAAF, J ¨ 1 RGEN, PERKINS, JAMES, T, KILLEEN JAMES ALEXANDER
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 18.03.2022
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; SURGERY

A wound closure device is provided as described herein. In an example, the wound closure device includes a first suture segment having a first suture configuration and a second suture segment having a second suture configuration. The first suture configuration and the second suture configuration may be different from each other. For example, the first suture configuration may include a first set of characteristics such as barbed or unbarbed, barb size, filament size, color, material, and the like, and the second suture configuration may include a second set of characteristics, which may be different from the first set of characteristics, such as barbed or unbarbed, barb size, filament size, color, material, and the like. The wound closure device also includes a connection section configured to provide a transition from the first suture section to the second suture section. 如本文所述提供了一种伤口闭合装置。在示例中，该伤口闭合装置包括具有第一缝合线构型的第一缝合线段和具有第二缝合线构型的第二缝合线段。该第一缝合线构型和该第二缝合线构型可彼此不同。例如，该第一缝合线构型可包括第一组特性诸如有倒钩或没有倒钩、倒钩尺寸、细丝尺寸、颜色、材料等，并且该