US5089012A
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Surgical suture, in particular for sternotomy closure
Assignee: Ethicon Inc
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Filing: 1990-09-06
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Granted: 1992-02-18
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Expires: 2010-09-06
Abstract
Abstract A suture includes an essentially rigid needle connected to a monofilament which is essentially plastically deformable in flexion, wherein the needle (1) and the monofilament (2) are joined by means of a filiform intermediate element (3) which is essentially elastically deformable in flexion. The intermediate element is very advantageously a twisted multi-strand cord and is preferably attached to the needle and/or the monofilament by autogenous welding.
Inventors
- 👤 Philippe Prou
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 19:49
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/68; A61B17/82; A61B17/823; A61B17/04; A61B17/06; A61B17/06166; A61B17/06004; A61B2017/06028
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
68 words
A surgical suture for sternotomy closure, comprising an essentially rigid needle connected to a monofilament which is essentially plastically deformable in flexion, wherein the needle (1) and the monofilament (2) are joined by means of a filiform intermediate element (3) which is essentially elastically deformable in flexion and consists of a twisted multi-strand cord, the diameter of the twisted multi-strand cord being smaller than that of the monofilament.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
68 words
A surgical suture for sternotomy closure, comprising an essentially rigid needle connected to a monofilament which is essentially plastically deformable in flexion, wherein the needle (1) and the monofilament (2) are joined by means of a filiform intermediate element (3) which is essentially elastically deformable in flexion and consists of a twisted multi-strand cord, the diameter of the twisted multi-strand cord being smaller than that of the monofilament.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The suture as claimed in claim 1, in which the intermediate element is attached to the needle by autogenous welding.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The suture as claimed in claim 1, in which the intermediate element is attached to the monofilament by autogenous welding.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The suture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the twisted multi-strand cord is made of steel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The suture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the monofilament (2) is made of steel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The suture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the diameter of the multi-strand (3) is smaller than that of the monofilament (2), by at least 0.04 mm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
71 words
The suture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the assembly of the twisted multi-strand cord (3) on the monofilament (2) is effected by placing these two elements end to end, until they come into contact, and by carrying out laser welding on the whole periphery of the cord (3) and the monofilament (2), in such a way as to flow the weld reinforcement of the monofilament (2) over the multi-strand cord.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
The suture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the multi-strand cord (3) has a length of the order of 150 mm, while the monofilament (2) has a length of the order of 450 mm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
The suture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the diameter of the multi-strand cord is of the order of 0.74 mm, while the diameter of the monofilament (2) is of the order of 0.78 to 0.88 mm.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The suture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the multi-strand cord (3) is fixed on the needle (1) by laser welding.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
53 words
The suture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the needle (1) is provided with a blind axial bore (5) in which the end of the multi-strand cord (3) is engaged, and wherein the latter is fixed on the needle by laser welding, preferably in the form of two diametrically opposed welding points (6).
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