Apparatus and method of forming barbs on a suture
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsStanislaw Marczyk, Russell Pribanic
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Abstract
A system for forming one or more barbs on a length of suture is provided. The system includes a suture nest and a punch apparatus. The suture nest defines a longitudinal passage configured for receipt of a length of suture. The suture nest includes at least one recess formed along the longitudinal passage and at least one opening corresponding to the at least one recess. The punch apparatus includes at least one punch member corresponding to the at least one opening in the suture nest. The at least one punch member is configured to be selectively received within the at least one opening in the suture nest.
Claims13
A system for forming barbs on a suture, the system comprising:
- a suture nest including first and second nest halves, the first and second nest halves each defining a longitudinal groove which together form a longitudinal passage configured for receipt of a length of suture, the first nest half defining a plurality of barb-shaped recesses formed along the longitudinal groove of the first nest half and the second nest half defining a plurality of openings along the second nest half corresponding to the plurality of barb-shaped recesses of the first nest half;
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- a punch device including a plurality of punch members corresponding to the the plurality of openings in the second nest half, wherein the plurality of punch members are configured to be selectively received within the corresponding plurality openings in the second nest half.
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