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US 2010/0071833 A1Published application
System And Method Of Making Tapered Looped Suture
AssigneeTyco Healthcare Group LP
InventorNicholas Maiorino
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Abstract
A system for forming a looped suture having a tapered cut is provided. The system includes a base for selectively retaining a portion of thread, a clamping device for receiving a first end of the thread, a tensioning device for receiving a second end of the thread, a welding assembly configured to join a first and second section of the thread to form a loop, and a cutting assembly configured to form a tapered end on the first section of the thread.
Claims19
A system for forming a looped suture having a tapered surface, the system comprising:
- a base for selectively retaining a portion of suture;
- a clamping device for receiving a first end of the suture;
- a tensioning device for receiving a second end of the suture;
- a welding assembly configured to join a first section and a second section of the suture to form a loop;
- and
- a cutting assembly configured to form a tapered surface on the first section of the suture.
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A method of forming a loop in a suture, the method comprising the step of:
- providing a loop forming system including, a base for securely retaining the suture to be formed, a welding assembly for forming a loop in the suture, and a cutting assembly for forming a taper on an surface of the loop;
- securing a portion of the suture to the base such that a first section of the suture is maintained adjacent to a second section of the suture;
- approximating the welding assembly and the base towards each other;
- approximating the welding assembly and base away from each other;
- approximating the cutting assembly and the base towards each other;
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- cutting a tapered surface on a proximal end of the first section of the suture;
- approximating the cutting assembly and base away from each other;
- and
- removing the formed suture from the base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.