Indirect attachment of a needle to a mesh suture
First Claim
1. A medical device comprising:
- a surgical needle;
an elongate suture having a first end attached to the surgical needle and a second end located away from the surgical needle, the elongate suture including a plurality of fibers defining a mesh wall extending between the first end and the second end, and a plurality of pores extending through the mesh wall, wherein each of the pores has a pore size in a macroporous size range of 200 microns to 4 millimeters, and wherein the pores are adapted to facilitate tissue integration through the mesh wall when the elongate suture is introduced into a body; and
multiple intervening segments disposed between attaching the first end of the elongate suture and the surgical needle, wherein the multiple intervening segments are connected together to attach the surgical needle to the first end of the elongate suture.
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Abstract
A medical device includes a surgical needle, an elongated suture, and an intervening segment. The elongated suture has a first end proximate to the needle and a second end located away from the needle. The elongated suture also includes a plurality of fibers defining a mesh wall between the first and second ends. A plurality of pores extend through the mesh wall, at least some which are in the macroporous size range of greater than 200 microns for facilitating tissue integration when introduced into a body. The intervening segment is disposed between and connected to either or both ends of the elongated suture and the needle. The intervening segment includes one or more fibers of the plurality of fibers and has a cross-sectional dimension smaller than a cross-sectional dimension of the mesh wall such that the intervening segment facilitates indirect attachment of the elongated macroporous mesh suture to the needle.
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1. A medical device comprising:
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a surgical needle; an elongate suture having a first end attached to the surgical needle and a second end located away from the surgical needle, the elongate suture including a plurality of fibers defining a mesh wall extending between the first end and the second end, and a plurality of pores extending through the mesh wall, wherein each of the pores has a pore size in a macroporous size range of 200 microns to 4 millimeters, and wherein the pores are adapted to facilitate tissue integration through the mesh wall when the elongate suture is introduced into a body; and multiple intervening segments disposed between attaching the first end of the elongate suture and the surgical needle, wherein the multiple intervening segments are connected together to attach the surgical needle to the first end of the elongate suture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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