SUTURE HAVING INCREASED HOLDING STRENGTH

A wound closure device (100) is provided. The wound closure device (100) comprises:a filamentary element (102) extending along a longitudinal axis between a proximal end (109) and a distal end (106), the filamentary element having a plurality of projections extending outwardly therefrom along at lea...

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Main Authors PERKINS, Jason T, NAWROCKI, Jesse G, LINDH, David C., Sr, FURMAN, Dennis L
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 02.12.2020
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:A wound closure device (100) is provided. The wound closure device (100) comprises:a filamentary element (102) extending along a longitudinal axis between a proximal end (109) and a distal end (106), the filamentary element having a plurality of projections extending outwardly therefrom along at least a portion of its length;a stop element (108) coupled to the distal end of the filamentary element, the stop element having a length extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the filamentary element, a width extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and a maximum thickness.The ratio of the length to the maximum thickness of the stop element is at least 4.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20180185410