SUTURE/NEEDLE CONSTRUCTS

Suture/needle constructs are disclosed in which either a first round or flat section of suture can be crimped on a needle. If the first section is round, then a transition to flat second section is formed by a braiding machine. After a short space of flat, the braiding machine weaves a bifurcation i...

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1. Verfasser: Bettenga, Mason James
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Zusammenfassung:Suture/needle constructs are disclosed in which either a first round or flat section of suture can be crimped on a needle. If the first section is round, then a transition to flat second section is formed by a braiding machine. After a short space of flat, the braiding machine weaves a bifurcation into the second section, forming third and fourth suture sections. The third and fourth suture sections transition back together again into a woven fifth section at a distance from the needle, which forms a suture loop. This looped section of the suture can then be used for whipstitching a tendon or a ligament graft.