Barbed sutures
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsStanislaw Marczyk, Russell Pribanic
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Abstract
A system and method for affixing barbs on a suture are provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a suture supply mechanism for selectively retaining a length of suture and a barb supply mechanism for operably engaging a barb supply assembly including at least one barb. At least one of the suture supply mechanism and the barb supply mechanism are configured to approximate towards the other of the barb supply mechanism and suture supply mechanism to engage the at least one barb of the barb supply assembly with the suture of the suture supply assembly. Also provided are a barb for use in forming a barbed suture and a suture including at least one barb.
Claims14
A system for fixing a barb to a suture, the system comprising:
- a suture supply mechanism for selectively retaining a length of suture;
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- a barb supply mechanism including a pusher assembly for operably engaging at least one barb of a barb supply assembly, wherein at least one of the suture supply mechanism and the barb supply mechanism are configured to engage the at least one barb of the barb supply assembly with the suture of the suture supply assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.