Systems, devices and methods of making surgical sutures having reformed, reduced diameter, offset tips

• Main Author: Rousseau, Robert A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 05.12.2023
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; FINISHING OR DRESSING OF FILAMENTS, YARNS, THREADS, CORDS,ROPES OR THE LIKE; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MECHANICAL FINISHING OF YARNS OR ROPES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; SURGERY; TEXTILES; WARPING OR BEAMING; YARNS

A system for making a surgical suture having a reformed tip includes a receiver die having a top surface, a bottom surface, and an elongated channel formed in the top surface that extends between first and second ends of said receiver die. The elongated channel includes a suture channel having a first end and a second end, a first sloping surface that extends downwardly between the first end of the suture channel and the first end of the receiver die, and a second sloping surface that extends downwardly between the second end of the suture channel and the second end of the receiver die. The system includes an upper die having a top surface and a bottom surface that opposes the top surface of the receiver die. The system has an open die position in which the bottom surface of the upper die is spaced away from the top surface of the receiver die and a closed die position in which the bottom surface of the upper die is in contact with the top surface of the receiver die. A cutting element is coupled with the receiver die and the upper die.