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Siliconized surgical needle and method for its manufacture
Assignee: United States Surgical Corp
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Filing: 1994-09-27
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Granted: 1995-10-17
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Expires: 2014-09-27
Abstract
Abstract A siliconized surgical needle is provided which requires significantly less force to effect tissue penetration than a standard siliconized needle.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard N. Granger
- 👤 Ross R. Muth
- 👤 George R. Proto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 10:07
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/04; A61B17/06; A61B17/06066; A61L; A61L31/00; A61L31/08; A61L31/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
A method for manufacturing a siliconized surgical needle comprising a) providing a surgical needle possessing a suture top receiving axial recess in its blunt end; b) placing the needle in a ultrasonic cleaning unit having a vapor section; c) moving the needle to the vapor section of the unit; d) removing the needle from the ultrasonic cleaning unit; e) applying a curable siliconization material upon the needle while its recess is unoccluded, there being no significant amount of the siliconization material entering the bore; f) allowing the siliconization material to spread evenly over the needle's surface; and g) curing the siliconization material on the needle to provide a silicone coating thereon.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
111 words
A method for manufacturing a siliconized surgical needle comprising a) providing a surgical needle possessing a suture top receiving axial recess in its blunt end; b) placing the needle in a ultrasonic cleaning unit having a vapor section; c) moving the needle to the vapor section of the unit; d) removing the needle from the ultrasonic cleaning unit; e) applying a curable siliconization material upon the needle while its recess is unoccluded, there being no significant amount of the siliconization material entering the bore; f) allowing the siliconization material to spread evenly over the needle's surface; and g) curing the siliconization material on the needle to provide a silicone coating thereon.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1, wherein applying is selected from the group of wiping and spraying.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
The siliconized surgical needle of claim 2 wherein the silicone coating on the needle is obtained from a siliconization material comprising an aminoalkyl siloxane, a cyclosiloxane and at least a hydrocarbon solvent selected from the group consisting of hexane and heptane.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the shank end of the needle is embedded in a support material during the applying step.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the siliconization material comprises an aminoalkyl siloxane and at least one other siloxane.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
The siliconized surgical needle of claim 5 wherein the silicone coating on the needle is obtained from a siliconization material comprising an aminoalkyl siloxane, at least one other siloxane copolymerizable therewith and at least on hydrocarbon solvent of from 5 to 10 carbon atoms.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method according to claim 5 wherein the needle after siliconization exhibits less than about a 100% increase in penetration force after about 5 successive passes through a microporous polyurethane membrane about 0.042 inches thick.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 7 exhibiting less than about a 77% increase in penetration force after about 5 successive passes through a microporous polyurethane membrane about 0.042 inches thick.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The siliconized surgical needle of claim 7 exhibiting an average tissue penetration force after 10 successive passages of less than about 500 grams.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The siliconized surgical needle of claim 9 wherein the uncoated needle possesses a diameter of about 0.039 inches.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
The siliconized surgical needle of claim 7 wherein the needle is fabricated from an alloy comprising nickel, cobalt, chromium and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, tungsten and niobium.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
85 words
The siliconized surgical needle of claim 11 wherein the needle is fabricated form (sic) an alloy comprising from about 10 to about 50 weight percent nickel, from about 10 to about 50 weight percent cobalt with the combined weight of nickel and cobalt being from about 50 to about 85 weight percent, from about 10 to about 30 weight percent chromium and from about 5 to about 20 weight percent of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, tungsten and niobium.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the silicone coating on the needle is obtained from an aminoalkyl siloxane and an alkyl polysiloxane.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the silicone coating on the needle is obtained from an aminoalkyl siloxane and a cyclosiloxane.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the needle exhibits less than about a 200% increase in penetration force after about 10 successive passes through a microporous polyurethane membrane about 0.042 inches thick.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 15 wherein the needle after siliconization exhibits less than about a 150% increase in penetration force after about 10 successive passes through a microporous polyurethane membrane about 0.042 inches thick.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
50 words
A method for manufacturing a siliconized surgical needle possessing a shank of reduced diameter which comprises embedding the shank in a support material, spraying a curable siliconization material upon the exposed surfaced of the needle and thereafter curing the siliconization material on the needle to provide a silicon coating thereon.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
50 words
A method for manufacturing a siliconized surgical needle possessing a shank of reduced diameter which comprises embedding the shank in a support material, spraying a curable siliconization material upon the exposed surfaced of the needle and thereafter curing the siliconization material on the needle to provide a silicon coating thereon.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 17 wherein the siliconization material comprises an aminoalkyl siloxane and at least one other siloxane.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 18 wherein the silicone coating on the needle is obtained from a siliconization material comprising an aminoalkyl siloxane and a cyclosiloxane.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 18 wherein the silicone coating on the needle is obtained from a siliconization material comprising an aminoalkyl siloxane, at least one other siloxane copolymerizable therewith and at least one hydrocarbon solvent of from 5 to 10 carbon atoms.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 20 wherein the silicone coating on the needle is obtained from a siliconization material comprising an aminoalkyl siloxane, a cyclosiloxane and at least one hydrocarbon solvent selected from the group consisting of hexane and heptane.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 17 wherein the needle is fabricated from an alloy comprising nickel, cobalt, chromium and at least one material selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, tungsten and niobium.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
82 words
The method of claim 17 wherein the needle is fabricated from an alloy comprising from about 10 to about 50 weight percent nickel, from about 10 to about 50 weight percent cobalt with the combined weight of nickel and cobalt being from about 50 to about 85 weight percent, from about 10 to about 30 weight percent chromium, and from about 5 to about 20 weight percent of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, tungsten and niobium.
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