Medical suture needle
AssigneeMani, Inc.
InventorKazuhiko Matsutani
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Abstract
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a medical suture needle with improved strength against repeated bending while ensuring visibility. The medical suture needle A including a needle tip part with a needle tip for piercing tissue, a base part for attaching a suture thread thereto, and a body part between the needle tip part and the base part, in which the body part includes at least one shallower groove 5 in a direction from the needle tip part to the body part, and the shallower groove 5 is defined by two opposing gentle slopes 6.
Claims4
A medical suture needle comprising a needle tip part with a needle tip for piercing tissue, a base part for attaching a suture thread thereto, and a body part between the needle tip part and the base part,
- wherein the body part comprises at least one shallower groove in a direction from the needle tip part to the body part, and the shallower groove is defined by two opposing gentle slopes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.