METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A SUTURE HAVING A RESTRAINING ELEMENT AT AN END

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A SUTURE HAVING A RESTRAINING ELEMENT AT AN END

Polymeric fibers, and apparatuses for and methods of processing such fibers to be useful as sutures, where at least one end of a fiber includes a termination feature. The termination feature is formed through the application of energy to a coiled region of the fiber.

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1. Verfasser: ROUSSEAU, Robert A
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:Polymeric fibers, and apparatuses for and methods of processing such fibers to be useful as sutures, where at least one end of a fiber includes a termination feature. The termination feature is formed through the application of energy to a coiled region of the fiber.