Bi-directional barbed suture with tailored suture segments

    公开(公告)号:US12082805B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-10

    申请号:US17552590

    申请日:2021-12-16

    IPC分类号: A61B17/06

    摘要: A wound closure device can be provided as described herein. In an example, the wound closure device includes a first suture segment having a first suture configuration and a second suture segment having a second suture configuration. The first and second suture configurations can be different from each other. For example, the first suture configuration can includes a first set of characteristics such as barbed or non-barbed, barb sizes, filament sizes, colors, materials, and/or the like and the second suture configuration can include a second set of characteristics such as barbed or non-barbed, barb sizes, filament sizes, colors, materials and/or the like that can be different from the first set of characteristics. The wound closure device can further include connecting section configured to provide a transition from the first suture segment to the second suture segment.

    Barbed Sutures Having Contoured Barbs that Facilitate Passage Through Tissue and Increase Holding Strength

    公开(公告)号:US20230263519A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-24

    申请号:US18310811

    申请日:2023-05-02

    IPC分类号: A61B17/06

    摘要: A wound closure device includes a filamentary element having a proximal end and a distal end, and a plurality of barbs extending outwardly from the filamentary element. Each barb has a base connected with the filamentary element, a tip spaced from the base, and an outer edge that extends between the base and the tip. The outer edge includes a first section having a concave surface that extends between the base and a transition point of the barb and a second section having a convex surface that extends between the transition point of the barb and the tip of the barb. The outer edge transforms from the concave surface of the first section to the convex curve of the second section at the transition point of the barb. The tip of the barb has a convexly curved surface facing the distal end of the filamentary element. The unique dual radius shape of the outer edge of the barbs and the tips of the barbs minimizes resistance when the filamentary element is pulled in a first direction through tissue and maximizes resistance to movement when the filamentary element is pulled in an opposite, second direction through tissue for holding the wound closure device stationary.

    DEVICE FOR SPREADING TOPICAL SKIN ADHESIVE
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240164778A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-23

    申请号:US18490875

    申请日:2023-10-20

    IPC分类号: A61B17/08

    CPC分类号: A61B17/085

    摘要: An apparatus includes a proximal body portion configured to be gripped by a user, a distal body portion that terminates at a spreading tip configured to spread a topical skin adhesive along an application surface, and a flexural body portion that interconnects the proximal and distal body portions to define a monolithic body. In response to an input force applied by a user to the proximal body portion when the spreading tip is positioned against the application surface, the flexural body portion is configured to buckle non-uniformly along a lateral width of the apparatus. Additionally, or alternatively, the flexural body portion is configured to elastically deform so that the distal body portion angularly deflects relative to the proximal body portion to thereby limit to a predetermined range a resultant normal force exerted by the spreading tip on the topical skin adhesive along the application surface.

    Barbed suture having increased holding strength

    公开(公告)号:US11446022B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-20

    申请号:US16455860

    申请日:2019-06-28

    IPC分类号: A61B17/06 A61B17/04 A61B17/00

    摘要: A wound closure device having a filamentary element having a proximal end and a distal end, and a stop element coupled thereto and having a leading edge area defined by thickness and a width and having a total surface area. The leading edge area is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the filamentary element. The device may have a ratio of the leading edge area to the total surface area that is less than 10%, a ratio of the length to the maximum thickness of the stop element that is at least 4, or a ratio of the length to the width of the stop element is at least 1 for any given thickness.

    BI-DIRECTIONAL BARBED SUTURE WITH TAILORED SUTURE SEGMENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20220104811A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-07

    申请号:US17552590

    申请日:2021-12-16

    IPC分类号: A61B17/06

    摘要: A wound closure device can be provided as described herein. In an example, the wound closure device includes a first suture segment having a first suture configuration and a second suture segment having a second suture configuration. The first and second suture configurations can be different from each other. For example, the first suture configuration can includes a first set of characteristics such as barbed or non-barbed, barb sizes, filament sizes, colors, materials, and/or the like and the second suture configuration can include a second set of characteristics such as barbed or non-barbed, barb sizes, filament sizes, colors, materials and/or the like that can be different from the first set of characteristics. The wound closure device can further include connecting section configured to provide a transition from the first suture segment to the second suture segment.