Bi-directional barbed suture with tailored suture segments

A wound closure device, the wound closure device comprising:

• a first suture segment comprising a first filamentary element and a first plurality of barbs extending therefrom, the first suture segment having a first proximal end and a first distal end, the first proximal end having a needle attached thereto and the first distal end having a first stop element integrally formed therefrom, the first suture segment having a first suture configuration;
• a second suture segment comprising a second filamentary element and a second plurality of barbs extending therefrom, the second suture segment having a second proximal end and a second distal end, the second proximal end having a needle attached thereto and the second distal end having a stop element integrally formed therefrom, the second suture segment having a second suture configuration, the second suture segment being separate and independent from the first suture segment;
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• a connecting section configured to join the first suture segment and the second suture segment, the connecting section comprising at least a portion of the first stop element laminated to at least a portion of the second stop element.

A wound closure device, the wound closure device comprising:

• a first suture segment comprising a first suture configuration including a first filamentary element and a first plurality of barbs, the first suture segment having a first proximal end and a first distal end, the first proximal end having a needle attached thereto and the first distal end having a first stop element integrally formed therefrom;
• a second suture segment comprising a second suture configuration including a second filamentary element, the second suture segment being separate and independent from the first suture segment and having a second proximal end and a second distal end, the second proximal end having a needle attached thereto;
• a second stop element separate from the first and second suture segments;
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• a connecting section configured to join the first suture segment and the second suture segment, the connecting section comprising at least a portion of the first stop element laminated to at least a portion of the second stop element and at least a portion of the second distal end of the second suture segment being laminated between the portions of the first and second stop elements.