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US 12,733,924 B2Granted
Suture device
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorsDavid John Linden, Matthew John Ravenscroft, Thomas Dooney, Jr.
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Abstract
A suture device comprises at least one weft strand interwoven with a plurality of warp strands to define a body region. The body region has a substantially open mesh construction and at least a first elongate end region axially extending from and being one part with the body region having a substantially closed mesh construction. The width of the end region is substantially less than a width of the body region.
Claims14
A suture device (100) comprising:
- a body region (102) including at least one weft strand (252) interwoven with a plurality of warp strands (250) in a leno weave, wherein the at least one weft strand (252) has a thickness larger than each of the plurality of warp strands (250);
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- at least one elongate end region (104) axially extending from and being one part with the body region (102) and having a width less than a width of the body region (102), wherein the at least one weft strand (252) interwoven with the plurality of warp strands (250) define a first region of the body region (102) having an open mesh construction and at least a first elongate region of the at least one elongate end region (104) axially extending from and being one part with the body region (102) wherein the at least first elongate region has a closed mesh construction and a width less than a width of the body region (102), and wherein the at least one elongate end region (104) comprises at least one of the at least one weft strand (252),
- wherein at least one end portion of the body region (102) comprises at least one of the at least one weft strand (252), and
- wherein the at least one of the at least one weft strand (252) of the at least one end portion of the body region (102) is stiffer than at least one of the at least one weft strand (252) of a central portion of the body region (102), and wherein the at least one of the at least one weft strand (252) of the central portion of the body region (102) comprises at least one filament.
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A suture device (100) comprising:
- a body region (102) including at least one weft strand (252) interwoven with a plurality of warp strands (250) in a leno weave, wherein the at least one weft strand (252) has a thickness larger than each of the plurality of warp strands (250);
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- at least one elongate end region (104) axially extending from and being one part with the body region (102) and having a width less than a width of the body region (102), wherein an average pore size of the body region (102) is larger than an average pore size of the at least one elongate end region (104), and
- wherein at least one end portion of the body region (102) comprises at least one of the at least one weft strands (252), and
- wherein the at least one of the at least one weft strand (252) of the at least one end portion of the body region (102) is stiffer than at least one of the at least one weft strand (252) of a central portion of the body region (102), and wherein the at least one of the at least one weft strand (252) of the central portion of the body region (102) comprises at least one filament.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.