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US 2014/0371767 A1Published application
Adhesive barbed filament
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsRoland Ostapoff, Timothy Sargeant
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides filaments and/or surgical sutures which include an inner core, an outer sheath and a plurality of barbs on a surface thereof. The filaments and/or surgical sutures further include at least one adhesive precursor material which transitions from a non-adherent material to an adhesive material to attach a portion of the filament and/or suture to the surrounding area, such as tissue and/or other portions of the filament.
Claims19
A surgical suture comprising:
- a filament having an elongated body including an inner core and outer sheath, the inner core including an adhesive precursor, and,
- a plurality of barbs formed along a surface of the elongated body and exposing a portion of the inner core and the adhesive precursor.
A method of forming a barbed suture comprising:
- providing a filament having an elongate body and including an inner core and an outer sheath, the inner core including at least one adhesive precursor;
- and,
- forming a plurality of barbs on a surface of the filament which expose a portion of the inner core including the adhesive precursor to allow the inner core to adhere to tissue following implantation.
A surgical mesh comprising:
- at least one filament having an elongated body including an inner core and outer sheath, the inner core including an adhesive precursor, and,
- a plurality of barbs formed along a surface of the elongated body and exposing a portion of the inner core and the adhesive precursor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.