BARBED SUTURE CREATED HAVING BARBS DEFINED BY VARIABLE-ANGLE CUT
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1. A barbed suture comprising:
- a suture thread having a longitudinal axis and an exterior surface;
a plurality of barbs disposed along the exterior surface said suture thread;
each barb being at least one of, rotationally displaced around the longitudinal axis of the suture thread, and axially displaced along the longitudinal axis of the suture thread, relative to each adjacent barb;
each barb having a tip and a base;
each barb being defined by a cut into the exterior surface of said suture thread; and
wherein the cut has an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the suture thread which changes between the tip of each barb and the base of each barb.
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Abstract
A barbed suture is disclosed having barbs defined by a variable-angle cut surface. A cutting bed supports the suture during cutting. A cutting device is moved through the suture thread along a selected path. The angle of the cutting device is changed during cutting thereby changing the angle of the cut surface which defines each barb. A cutting arm is articulated to allow change of the angle of the cutting device. The change in the angle of the cutting device is used to control the shape and depth of cut of the barbs.
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1. A barbed suture comprising:
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a suture thread having a longitudinal axis and an exterior surface; a plurality of barbs disposed along the exterior surface said suture thread; each barb being at least one of, rotationally displaced around the longitudinal axis of the suture thread, and axially displaced along the longitudinal axis of the suture thread, relative to each adjacent barb; each barb having a tip and a base; each barb being defined by a cut into the exterior surface of said suture thread; and wherein the cut has an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the suture thread which changes between the tip of each barb and the base of each barb. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A barbed suture comprising:
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a suture thread having a longitudinal axis and an exterior surface; a plurality of barbs disposed along the exterior surface said suture thread; each barb being at least one of, rotationally displaced around the longitudinal axis of the suture thread, and axially displaced along the longitudinal axis of the suture thread, relative to each adjacent barb; each barb having a tip and a base; each barb being defined by a cut surface extending into the suture thread from the exterior surface of said suture thread; and wherein the cut surface has an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the suture thread which changes between the tip of each barb and the base of each barb. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A barbed suture comprising:
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a suture thread having a longitudinal axis and an exterior surface; a plurality of barbs disposed along the exterior surface said suture thread; each barb being at least one of, rotationally displaced around the longitudinal axis of the suture thread, and axially displaced along the longitudinal axis of the suture thread, relative to each adjacent barb; each barb being defined by an angled cut into the exterior surface of said suture thread; each angled cut characterized by having a first cut portion disposed at a first angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the suture thread and a second cut portion disposed at a second angle relative to the longitudinal of the suture thread; and wherein the first angle is different from the second angle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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