Tapered looped suture
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsNicholas P. Maiorino, William R. Bowns
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Abstract
A suture including a loop having a tapered surface is provided. The suture includes an elongate body including a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion includes first and second overlapping sections and a loop. A proximal end of the first overlapping section may be tapered with respect to a longitudinal axis of the elongate body. The first overlapping section may be secured to the second overlapping section proximal of the loop. The overlapping sections may be secured together by at least one method selected from the group consisting of glues, adhesives, epoxies, solvents, heat and ultrasonic energy.
Claims19
A suture comprising:
- a length of thread including a first longitudinal section defining a first longitudinal axis and a second longitudinal section defining a second longitudinal axis parallel to the first longitudinal axis, the second longitudinal section of the length of thread secured to the first longitudinal section of the length of thread to form a loop, wherein a proximal end of the second longitudinal section of the length of thread is parallel to the first longitudinal section of the length of thread, and the proximal end of the second longitudinal section of the length of thread is tapered to form a smooth transition with the first longitudinal section of the length of thread.
A suture comprising:
- an elongate body including,
- a first section defining a first longitudinal axis;
- a second section defining a second longitudinal axis parallel to the first longitudinal axis, the second section secured to the first section of the elongate body;
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- a loop extending from a first end of the first section and a first end of the second section of the elongate body, wherein a proximal end of the second section of a distal portion of the elongate body is parallel to the first end of the first section of the elongate body, and wherein the proximal end of the second section of the elongate body includes a taper forming a smooth transition with the first section of the elongate body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.