Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090012560 | SELF-RETAINING SYSTEMS FOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES - The present invention relates generally to self-retaining systems for surgical procedures, methods of manufacturing self-retaining systems for surgical procedures, and their uses. | 01-08-2009 |
20100230300 | SUTURE PACKAGING - Packaging and dispenser embodiments for sutures including bi-directional sutures are used to reduce catching and tangling of the sutures. | 09-16-2010 |
20110046668 | SELF-RETAINING SUTURES WITH HEAT-CONTACT MEDIATED RETAINERS - Provided herein are sutures to be used in a procedure applied to tissue, and methods for forming such sutures. A suture can include an elongated suture body and a plurality of heat-contact mediated retainers extending from and along the elongated suture body. The heat-contact mediated retainers can be formed by temporarily contacting the elongated suture body with one or more heated element. | 02-24-2011 |
20110288583 | SELF-RETAINING SUTURES WITH BI-DIRECTIONAL RETAINERS OR UNI-DIRECTIONAL RETAINERS - Provided herein are sutures for use in a procedure applied to tissue, and methods for forming such sutures. Some sutures include bi-directional retainers, each of which can be deployed in two directions, but once deployed in one direction, resist motion in the opposite direction. Other sutures include uni-directional retainers that are conical in shape, and include tissue engaging protrusions that extend from edges and/or angled walls of the conical retainers. | 11-24-2011 |
20130180966 | LASER CUTTING SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CREATING SELF-RETAINING SUTURES - A laser-machining system and method is disclosed for forming retainers on a suture thread. The laser system is preferably a femtosecond laser system which is capable of creating submicron features on the suture thread while preserving strength of the suture thread. The laser-machining system enables creation of retainers and self-retaining suture systems in configurations which are difficult and/or impossible to achieve using mechanical cutting technology. | 07-18-2013 |
20130238021 | High-Density Self-Retaining Sutures, Manufacturing Equipment and Methods - A self-retaining suture has a suture thread less than 1 millimeter nominal diameter. A plurality of retainers is cut into the suture thread using a high accuracy retainer cutting machine. The retainer cutting machine has sufficient accuracy and repeatability to cut consistent and effective retainers at high density on suture threads less than 1 mm nominal diameter. | 09-12-2013 |
20130238022 | Self-Retaining Systems Having Laser-Cut Retainers - Self-retaining suture systems including a suture thread bearing a plurality of laser-cut retainers are disclosed. A laser system allows the creation of retainers and self-retaining suture systems in configurations which are difficult and/or impossible to achieve using mechanical cutting technology. | 09-12-2013 |
20130317545 | DRUG-ELUTING SELF-RETAINING SUTURES AND METHODS RELATING THERETO - A drug-eluting self-retaining suture comprises a filament, a plurality of retainers, and a drug impregnated in or coated on the filament. The shape and distribution of retainers modifies the in vivo release kinetics of the drug. The drug release kinetics may be modified uniformly or region by region. The self-retaining suture may for example be used for reattaching severed nerves and release nerve growth factor or other regeneration accelerating agents into the region of the nerve injury. | 11-28-2013 |
20140039527 | SUTURE DELIVERY TOOLS FOR ENDOSCOPIC AND ROBOT-ASSISTED SURGERY AND METHODS - A suture delivery tool releasably secures a self-retaining suture to permit delivery of the self-retaining suture to a surgical site in a patient through an access port. Suture delivery tools are disclosed suitable for manual operation and operation using robotically-assisted surgical systems. In some embodiments, a suture spool is part of a cartridge which is releasably attached to the suture delivery tool. Cartridges is, in some embodiments, replaced after deployment of the self-retaining suture and different cartridges having different self-retaining suture are, in some embodiments, selected and attached to the suture delivery tool as required for a procedure. | 02-06-2014 |