ADHESIVE BARBED FILAMENT

• US 20140371767A1
• Filed: 05/05/2014
• Published: 12/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Covidien LP (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Covidien LP (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Ostapoff, Roland, Sargeant, Timothy
• Granted Patent: US 9,775,928 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 606/151
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/00491 Surgical glue applicators surgical adhesives A61L24/00; two-component delivery syringes A61M5/19
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/06166 Sutures suture materials A61L17/00; manufacture of artificial threads D01D; treatment of threads D06M
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/07292 Reinforcements for staple line, e.g. pledgets
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/12131 characterised by the type of occluding device
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00004 (bio)absorbable, (bio)resorbable, resorptive for implantable prostheses A61F2210/0004
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00495 for two-component glue
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/005 hardenable using external energy source, e.g. laser, ultrasound
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00893 pharmaceutically effective
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00951 adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0406 Pledgets
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/06057 Double-armed sutures, i.e. sutures having a needle attached to each end
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/06176 with protrusions, e.g. barbs
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/06185 hollow or tubular hollow suture needles A61B2017/061
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/0063 Implantable repair or support meshes, e.g. hernia meshes
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 17/10 containing macromolecular materials
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 17/105 Polyesters not covered by A61L17/12
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49801 Shaping fiber or fibered material

Abstract

The present disclosure provides filaments and/or surgical sutures which include an inner core, an outer sheath and a plurality of barbs on a surface thereof. The filaments and/or surgical sutures further include at least one adhesive precursor material which transitions from a non-adherent material to an adhesive material to attach a portion of the filament and/or suture to the surrounding area, such as tissue and/or other portions of the filament.

Claims

1. A surgical suture comprising:

a filament having an elongated body including an inner core and outer sheath, the inner core including an adhesive precursor, and,

a plurality of barbs formed along a surface of the elongated body and exposing a portion of the inner core and the adhesive precursor.

2. The surgical suture of claim 1 wherein the adhesive precursor comprises a cyanoacrylate.

3. The surgical suture of claim 1 wherein the inner core further comprises a bioabsorbable polymer.

4. The surgical suture of claim 1 wherein the outer sheath comprises a bioabsorbable polymer.

5. The surgical suture of claim 1 wherein the plurality of barbs are arranged in a bidirectional manner.

6. The surgical suture of claim 1 wherein at least one end of the filament is attached to a needle.

7. The surgical suture of claim 1 further comprising a second adhesive precursor.

8. The surgical suture of claim 7 wherein the outer sheath includes the second adhesive precursor.

9. The surgical suture of claim 7 wherein the inner core includes the second adhesive precursor.

10. The surgical suture of claim 7 further comprising a catalyst.

11. The surgical suture of claim 10 wherein the outer sheath includes the catalyst.

12. The surgical suture of claim 10 wherein the inner core includes the catalyst.

13. The surgical suture of claim 7 wherein the first and second adhesive precursor comprises a two-part adhesive when combined.

14. The surgical suture of claim 1 wherein the barb is a compound barb including at least a first and second barb inner surface.

15. The surgical suture of claim 14 wherein the first barb inner surface comprises the inner core material.

16. The surgical suture of claim 15 wherein the second barb inner surface comprises the inner core material.

17. The surgical suture of claim 1 further comprising a second inner core comprising a second adhesive precursor.

18. A method of forming a barbed suture comprising:

providing a filament having an elongate body and including an inner core and an outer sheath, the inner core including at least one adhesive precursor; and

,

forming a plurality of barbs on a surface of the filament which expose a portion of the inner core including the adhesive precursor to allow the inner core to adhere to tissue following implantation.

19. A surgical mesh comprising:

at least one filament having an elongated body including an inner core and outer sheath, the inner core including an adhesive precursor, and,

a plurality of barbs formed along a surface of the elongated body and exposing a portion of the inner core and the adhesive precursor.