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Cabled core and braided suture made therefrom
Assignee: United States Surgical Corp
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Filing: 1991-12-04
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Granted: 1993-11-16
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Expires: 2011-12-04
Abstract
Abstract PCT No. PCT/US91/09137 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 17, 1992 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 17, 1992 PCT Filed Dec. 4, 1991.A braided suture possesses a cable core which resists any tendency to protrude through the surrounding braid structure.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael P. Chesterfield
- 👤 Ilya S. Koyfman
- 👤 Donald S. Kaplan
- 👤 Matthew E. Hermes
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 18:01
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04C; D04C1/00; D04C1/06; D04C1/12; A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/04; A61B17/06; A61B17/06166; A61L; A61L17/00; A61L17/005; A61B2017/00004; A61L2300/00; A61L2300/40; A61L2300/404; A61L2300/406; A61L2300/412; A61L2300/418
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
253 words
A braided suture comprising a cabled core surrounded by a sheath, wherein for a given range of overall suture denier, the range of pick count, number of sheath yarns, denier of individual filaments contained in a sheath yarn and denier of the cabled core are related to each other as follows: ______________________________________
Denier
Overall Number of Denier of
of
Suture Pick Sheath Individual
Cabled
Denier Count Yarns Filaments
Core
______________________________________
greater from about
from about
from about
20-80
than about
50 to 4 to 0.2 to
125 to about 100 about 16 about 1.8
about 200
greater from about
from about
from about
30-100
than about
50 to 4 to 0.2 to
200 to about 100 about 16 about 1.8
about 300
greater from about
from about
from about
80-150
than about
50 to 10 to 0.2 to
300 to about 100 about 20 about 6.0
about 500
greater from about
from about
from about
150-300
than about
50 to 14 to 0.2 to
500 to about 100 about 20 about 6.0
about 800
greater from about
from about
from about
250-700
than about
50 to 16 to 0.2 to
800 to about 100 about 32 about 6.0
about 1200
greater from about
from about
from about
400-1200
than about
50 to 20 to 0.2 to
1200 to about 100 about 36 about 6.0
about 2000
greater from about
from about
from about
800-2400
than about
50 to 20 to 0.2 to
2000 to about 100 about 36 about 6.0
about 4000
______________________________________
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
253 words
A braided suture comprising a cabled core surrounded by a sheath, wherein for a given range of overall suture denier, the range of pick count, number of sheath yarns, denier of individual filaments contained in a sheath yarn and denier of the cabled core are related to each other as follows: ______________________________________
Denier
Overall Number of Denier of
of
Suture Pick Sheath Individual
Cabled
Denier Count Yarns Filaments
Core
______________________________________
greater from about
from about
from about
20-80
than about
50 to 4 to 0.2 to
125 to about 100 about 16 about 1.8
about 200
greater from about
from about
from about
30-100
than about
50 to 4 to 0.2 to
200 to about 100 about 16 about 1.8
about 300
greater from about
from about
from about
80-150
than about
50 to 10 to 0.2 to
300 to about 100 about 20 about 6.0
about 500
greater from about
from about
from about
150-300
than about
50 to 14 to 0.2 to
500 to about 100 about 20 about 6.0
about 800
greater from about
from about
from about
250-700
than about
50 to 16 to 0.2 to
800 to about 100 about 32 about 6.0
about 1200
greater from about
from about
from about
400-1200
than about
50 to 20 to 0.2 to
1200 to about 100 about 36 about 6.0
about 2000
greater from about
from about
from about
800-2400
than about
50 to 20 to 0.2 to
2000 to about 100 about 36 about 6.0
about 4000
______________________________________
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
219 words
The braided suture of claim 1, wherein for a given overall suture denier, the range of pick count, number of sheath yarns, denier of individual filaments comprising a sheath yarn and denier of the cabled core are related to each other as follows: __________________________________________________________________________
Overall Number of
Denier of
Denier of
Suture Pick Sheath Individual
Cabled
Denier Count Yarns Filaments
Core
__________________________________________________________________________
greater than
from about 55
from about 6
from about 0.8
25-50
about 125 to
to about 80
to about 14
to about 1.8
about 200
greater than
from about 55
from about 6
from about 0.8
50-80
about 200 to
to about 80
to about 14
to about 1.8
about 300
greater than
from about 55
from about 12
from about 0.8
80-120
about 300 to
to about 80
to about 14
to about 3.0
about 500
greater than
from about 55
from about 14
from about 0.8
180-280
about 500 to
to about 80
to about 18
to about 3.0
about 800
greater than
from about 55
from about 20
from about 0.8
350-650
about 800 to
to about 80
to about 30
to about 3.0
about 1200
greater than
from about 55
from about 24
from about 0.8
500-1000
about 1200 to
to about 80
to about 32
to about 3.0
about 2000
__________________________________________________________________________
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The braided suture of claim 2, wherein the cabled core is constructed with a coefficient of twist at least about 24.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The braided suture of claim 3, wherein the coefficient of twist is at least about 28.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The braided suture of claim 4, wherein the coefficient of twist is at least about 32.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The braided suture of claim 1, wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a non-absorbable material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The braided suture of claim 6 wherein the non-absorbable material is cotton, silk, polyamide or polyolefin.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The braided suture of claim 1 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a bioabsorbable polymer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
The braided suture of claim 8 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a polymer derived at least in part from one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of glycolic acid, glycolide, lactic acid and lactide.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
55 words
The braided suture of claim 1 wherein the cabled core is constructed from a plurality of individual yarns possessing a first twist of from about 100 to about 1500 turns per meter, the twisted yarns being assembled into a core possessing a second, opposite twist of from about 100 to about 1200 turns per meter.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
55 words
The braided suture of claim 1 wherein the cabled core is constructed from a plurality of individual yarns possessing a first twist of from about 200 to about 1200 turns per meter, the twisted yarns being assembled into a core possessing a second, opposite twist of from about 200 to about 1100 turns per meter.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The braided suture of claim 1 surface coated with a composition enhancing one or more functional properties of the suture.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
13 words
The braided suture of claim 1 containing at least one medico-surgically useful substance.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
200 words
A braided suture comprising a cabled core surrounded by a sheath wherein for a given range of overall suture denier, the range of pick count, number of sheath yarns, denier of individual filaments comprising a sheath yarn and denier of the cabled core are related to each other as follows: __________________________________________________________________________
Overall Number of
Denier of
Denier of
Suture Pick Sheath Individual
Cabled
Denier Count Yarns Filaments
Core
__________________________________________________________________________
greater than
from about 50
from about 10
from about 0.2
80-150
about 300 to
to about 100
to about 20
to about 6.0
about 500
greater than
from about 50
from about 14
from about 0.2
150-300
about 500 to
to about 100
to about 20
to about 6.0
about 800
greater than
from about 50
from about 16
from about 0.2
250-700
about 800 to
to about 100
to about 32
to about 6.0
about 1200
greater than
from about 50
from about 20
from about 0.2
400-1200
about 1200 to
to about 100
to about 36
to about 6.0
about 2000
greater than
from about 50
from about 20
from about 0.2
800-2400
about 2000 to
to about 100
to about 36
to about 6.0
about 4000
__________________________________________________________________________
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
200 words
A braided suture comprising a cabled core surrounded by a sheath wherein for a given range of overall suture denier, the range of pick count, number of sheath yarns, denier of individual filaments comprising a sheath yarn and denier of the cabled core are related to each other as follows: __________________________________________________________________________
Overall Number of
Denier of
Denier of
Suture Pick Sheath Individual
Cabled
Denier Count Yarns Filaments
Core
__________________________________________________________________________
greater than
from about 50
from about 10
from about 0.2
80-150
about 300 to
to about 100
to about 20
to about 6.0
about 500
greater than
from about 50
from about 14
from about 0.2
150-300
about 500 to
to about 100
to about 20
to about 6.0
about 800
greater than
from about 50
from about 16
from about 0.2
250-700
about 800 to
to about 100
to about 32
to about 6.0
about 1200
greater than
from about 50
from about 20
from about 0.2
400-1200
about 1200 to
to about 100
to about 36
to about 6.0
about 2000
greater than
from about 50
from about 20
from about 0.2
800-2400
about 2000 to
to about 100
to about 36
to about 6.0
about 4000
__________________________________________________________________________
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
195 words
The braided suture of claim 14, wherein for a given range of overall suture denier, the range of pick count, number of sheath yarns, denier of individual filaments comprising a sheath yarn and denier of the cabled core are related to each other as follows: __________________________________________________________________________
Overall Number of
Denier of
Denier of
Suture Pick Sheath Individual
Cabled
Denier Count Yarns Filaments
Core
__________________________________________________________________________
greater than
from about 55
from about 12
from about 0.8
80-120
about 300 to
to about 100
to about 14
to about 3.0
about 500
greater than
from about 55
from about 14
from about 0.8
180-280
about 500 to
to about 80
to about 18
to about 3.0
about 800
greater than
from about 55
from about 20
from about 0.8
350-650
about 800 to
to about 80
to about 30
to about 3.0
about 1200
greater than
from about 55
from about 24
from about 0.8
500-1000
about 1200 to
to about 80
to about 32
to about 3.0
about 2000
greater than
from about 55
from about 24
from about 0.8
1000-2200
about 2000 to
to about 80
to about 32
to about 3.0
about 4000
__________________________________________________________________________
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
The braided suture of claim 15, wherein the cabled core is constructed with a coefficient of twist at least about 24.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
The braided suture of claim 16, wherein the coefficient of twist is at least about 28.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
16 words
The braided suture of claim 17, wherein the coefficient of twist is at least about 32.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
16 words
The braided suture of claim 14, wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a non-absorbable material.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
16 words
The braided suture of claim 19 wherein the non-absorbable material is cotton, silk, polyamide or polyolefin.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
16 words
The braided suture of claim 14 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a bioabsorbable polymer.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
38 words
The braided suture of claim 21 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a polymer derived at least in part from one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of glycolic acid, glycolide, lactic acid and lactide.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
54 words
The braided suture of claim 14 wherein the cabled core is constructed from a plurality of individual yarns possessing a first twist of from about 100 to about turns per meter, the twisted yarns being assembled into a core possessing a second, opposite twist of from about 100 to about 1200 turns per meter.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
54 words
The braided suture of claim 23 wherein the cabled core is constructed from a plurality of individual yarns possessing a first twist of from about 200 to about turns per meter, the twisted yarns being assembled into a core possessing a second, opposite twist of from about 200 to about 1100 turns per meter.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
20 words
The braided suture of claim 14 surface coated with a composition enhancing one or more functional properties of the suture.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
13 words
The braided suture of claim 14 containing at least one medico-surgically useful substance.
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