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Suture device

  • US 4,950,285 A
  • Filed: 11/27/1989
  • Issued: 08/21/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/27/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A suture device comprising:

  • a thread member provided along at least a portion of its length with a series of resilient projections, said thread member having an outer diameter defined by said projections;

    a loop member defining an opening having a linear dimension at least two times as large as said outer diameter; and

    joining means for connecting one end of said thread member to said loop member, at least one of said joining means and said loop member defining at least in part an aperture having a linear dimension smaller than said outer diameter, said aperture communicating with said opening defined by said loop; and

    locking means, provided on at least one of said joining means and said loop member, for preventing a removal of said thread member from said aperture upon a passing of said thread member through said loop member and a subsequent pulling of said thread member into said aperture from said loop member.

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