Surgical suture
AssigneeGunze Limited
InventorsShigeo Ohi, Masakazu Suzuki, Toru Yamamoto
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Abstract
A suture comprising a core of at least one synthetic fiber filament yarns, and a covering layer formed of a plurality of silk strands and sheathing the core, the core and the covering layer having substantially the same elongation at break. The filament yarns have increased modulus of elasticity and increased breaking strength to thereby give the suture improved breaking strength and also have enhanced rigidity to render the suture highly amenable to the correction of its deformation and easier to handle.
Claims10
A surgical suture characterized in that the suture comprises a core of at least one synthetic fiber filament yarn, and a covering layer formed of a plurality of silk strands and sheathing the core, the core and the covering layer having substantially the same elongation at break.
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