Modified tissue securement fibers
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1. A monolithic tissue securement fiber comprising:
- at least two sections having a first cross sectional area and each section having first lengths that may be the same or not;
at least one section having a second cross sectional area and a second length; and
transition sections between the at least two sections having a first cross sectional area and the at least one section having a second cross sectional area,wherein the second cross sectional area is less than the first cross sectional area and the at least one section having the second cross sectional area is intermediate to the at least two sections having the first cross sectional area and wherein the transition sections from the at least two sections having a first cross sectional area to the at least one section having a second cross sectional area is a transition of continuous reduction in cross sectional area with the reduced cross sectional area having a continuous perimeter and wherein the second length is shorter than any of the first lengths.
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Abstract
Tissue securement fibers of reduced cross sectional area and methods of making them are disclosed. The fibers comprising reduced cross sectional areas provide higher degrees of flexibility by providing discrete bending zones most useful in applications when the fiber is bent at an included angle less than 180°, more particularly when the included angle is less than 90°.
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1. A monolithic tissue securement fiber comprising:
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at least two sections having a first cross sectional area and each section having first lengths that may be the same or not; at least one section having a second cross sectional area and a second length; and transition sections between the at least two sections having a first cross sectional area and the at least one section having a second cross sectional area, wherein the second cross sectional area is less than the first cross sectional area and the at least one section having the second cross sectional area is intermediate to the at least two sections having the first cross sectional area and wherein the transition sections from the at least two sections having a first cross sectional area to the at least one section having a second cross sectional area is a transition of continuous reduction in cross sectional area with the reduced cross sectional area having a continuous perimeter and wherein the second length is shorter than any of the first lengths. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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