Suture provided with radiopaque free metal

• US 3,194,239 A
• Filed: 01/16/1963
• Issued: 07/13/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sullivan Cornelius J P
• Original Assignee: Sullivan Cornelius J P
• Inventors: SULLIVAN CORNELIUS J P
• Application Number:
  US04/251,863
• Time in Patent Office: 909 Days
• US Class Current: 606/228
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/06166 Sutures suture materials A61L17/00; manufacture of artificial threads D01D; treatment of threads D06M
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00004 (bio)absorbable, (bio)resorbable or resorptive
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/06176 with protrusions, e.g. barbs
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/39 Markers, e.g. radio-opaque or breast lesions markers
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 17/06 At least partially resorbable materials
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2300/102 Metals or metal compounds, e.g. salts such as bicarbonates, carbonates, oxides, zeolites, silicates
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2300/104 Silver, e.g. silver sulfadiazine

Claims

1. A SUTURE MATERIAL USEFUL IN DETERMINING THE CONDITION OF INTERNAL SCARS COMPRISING AN ABSORBABLE SUTURE COMPONENT AND A NON-ABSORBABLE RADIOPAQUE FREE METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SILVER, BISMUTH, TANTALUM, AND STAINLESS STEEL INTIMATELY ASSOCIATED THEREWITH, WHEREBY SAID RADIOPAQUE FREE METAL WIL L REMAIN IN THE BODY AFTER SAID ABSORBABLE SUTURE COMPONENT HAS BEEN ABSORBED THEREBY PERMITTING THE CONDIDTIONS OF AN INTERNAL SCAR TO BE DTERMINED BY X-RAY PHOTOGRAPHY.