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US 2021/0346018 A1Published application
Ten-dimensional barbed surgical thread
AssigneeEurothreads LLC
InventorsTamara Moore, Laurie Wall
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Abstract
A ten-dimensional barbed surgical thread that includes a central core and ten first barbs. The central core has a circumference, a proximal end and a distal end that is opposite the proximal end. The ten first barbs are positioned around the circumference of the central core so that the first barbs are radially adjacent to each other and obliquely extend from the central core.
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A ten-dimensional barbed surgical thread comprising:
- a central core having a circumference, a proximal end and a distal end that is opposite the proximal end;
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- ten first barbs positioned around the circumference of the central core so that the first barbs are radially adjacent to each other and obliquely extend from the central core.
A ten-dimensional barbed surgical thread comprising:
- a central core having a circumference, a proximal end and a distal end that is opposite the proximal end;
- ten first barbs positioned around the circumference of the central core and obliquely extend from the central core, wherein each of the ten first barbs has a distal end and a proximal end and wherein the distal end of one of the first barbs is closer to the proximal end of the central core than the proximal end of the one of the second barbs;
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- ten second barbs positioned around the circumference of the central core and obliquely extend from the central core, wherein the ten second barbs are closer to the proximal end than the ten first barbs, wherein each of the ten second barbs has a distal end and a proximal end and wherein the distal end of one of the second barbs is closer to the distal end of the central core than the proximal end of the one of the second barbs.
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A method of using a ten-dimensional barbed surgical thread comprising:
- providing a ten-dimensional barbed surgical thread comprising a central core, ten first barbs and ten second barbs, wherein the central core has a circumference, a proximal end and a distal end that is opposite the proximal end, wherein the ten first barbs are positioned around the circumference of the central core and obliquely extend from the central core, wherein each of the ten first barbs has a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the distal end of one of the first barbs is closer to the proximal end of the central core than the proximal end of the one of the second barbs, wherein the ten second barbs are positioned around the circumference of the central core and obliquely extend from the central core, wherein the ten second barbs are closer to the proximal end than the ten first barbs, wherein each of the ten second barbs has a distal end and a proximal end and wherein the distal end of one of the second barbs is closer to the distal end of the central core than the proximal end of the one of the second barbs;
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- inserting the ten-dimensional barbed surgical thread into a dermis on a patient, wherein the ten first barbs engage the dermis to lift the dermis to a lifted position and wherein the ten second barbs engage the dermis to anchor the dermis in the lifted position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.