Class 606/226 - Deformed

Subclass of Class 606 - Surgery
Definition: Subject matter wherein the suture is adfixed to the needle
No. of patents: 35
Last issue date: 03/06/2007

Number	Title	Issue Date
7185411	Method and apparatus for forming fine gauge and monofilament single and double-armed sutures An apparatus for forming armed sutures has a swaging station for receiving, holding and swaging needles that are deposited therein. A linear motor drives a suture insertion gripper, which pulls suture from a supply reel and inserts a cut end thereof into a needle he...	03/06/2007
7112208	Compact suture punch with malleable needle A suture punch system is capable of directly passing braided suture through tissue in a simple, one-step process. The system includes three principle components: a malleable needle with braided suture attached, a handheld instrument for grasping tissue and controlli...	09/26/2006
7056331	Suture method A method for joining and holding closed a wound in bodily tissue, fastening junctions of wounds, tying off wounds, joining a foreign element to tissue, and altering the position of tissue using a barbed suture including sharp pointed ends. Each end of the suture inc...	06/06/2006
6997932	Suture passer A device for the placement of sutures and for the purpose of approximating tissue includes an elongate body member, a suture deployment system, and a catch. Methods of placing sutures include inserting and deploying in a patient a device including an elongate body m...	02/14/2006
6923819	Apparatus and method for surgical suturing with thread management An apparatus and a method for surgical suturing with thread management. An apparatus for tissue suturing comprising a cartridge having a suturing needle having a pointed end and a blunt end, the suturing needle capable of rotating about an axis; a pusher assembly co...	08/02/2005
6877352	System for securing a suture to a needle in a swaged fashion A crimper having a crimping block and a crimping lever. The crimping block has a top surface, a first end, and an opposite second end. The first end provides receptacles which each allow a swaged needle having a needle hole end having a needle hole to be inserted th...	04/12/2005
6322582	Device for fixing a suture thread to a surgical needle The device for fixing a thread (25) to a surgical needle (22) includes a bearing piece (2) and a punch (16). The bearing piece (2) has a housing (10) adapted to receive a needle (22) so as to immobilize it when the punch (16) comes into contact with the n...	11/27/2001
6120527	Device for fixing a suture thread to a surgical needle The device for fixing a thread (25) to a surgical needle (22) includes a bearing piece (2) and a punch (16). The bearing piece (2) has a housing (10) adapted to receive a needle (22) so as to immobilize it when the punch (16) comes into contact with the n...	09/19/2000
5830234	Method for double wire sternotomy suture A sternotomy suture comprises a loop which passes around a split sternum and is twisted until double cabling begins at which point the suture is fastened to itself. The loop preferably comprises a single strand of wire with one end welded to an intermedia...	11/03/1998
5722991	Apparatus and method for attaching surgical needle suture components An apparatus for attaching a surgical needle of the type having an end portion with an elongated aperture defined therein and a suture having a generally elongated end portion which is to be positioned in the elongated aperture of the needle includes a pa...	03/03/1998
5707391	Apparatus and method for attaching surgical needle suture components Apparatus for attaching a surgical needle having an end portion with an elongated aperture defined therein and a suture having a generally elongated end portion to be positioned in the elongated aperture of the needle, includes a pair of dies, each die de...	01/13/1998
5667528	Braided suture surgical incision member attachment A method for attaching a multifilament suture having a sheath and core structure to a surgical incision member includes removing a length of core material from an end portion of the suture, and inserting the coreless sheath into the surgical incision memb...	09/16/1997
5531761	Methods for suturing tissue sections Suture devices, particularly useful in endoscopic surgery, include a suture device made of bioabsorbable material having an elongate body member with a sharp distal end for penetrating tissue and means for locking the suture device in tissue to prevent fo...	07/02/1996
5425746	Suture-needle combination with cyanoacrylate tipped sutures A method and apparatus for tipping surgical sutures which includes winding the suture around a drum while continuously monitoring the suture diameter in x and y directions and adjusting the tension on the suture to control the suture diameter as it is bei...	06/20/1995
5403345	Needle suture attachment A needle suture combination and attachment method is disclosed wherein a surgical suture is attached to a surgical needle by inserting the suture tip into a tapered axial hole formed in the barrel section through the needle blunt end face and swaging the ...	04/04/1995
5383902	Surgical needle-suture attachment for controlled suture release An apparatus is disclosed for attaching a surgical needle having a generally cylindrical end portion defining an elongated aperture having a generally circular cross-section and a suture having a generally elongated end portion of generally circular cross...	01/24/1995
5350373	Apparatus for attaching surgical suture components The present invention relates to an apparatus for attaching surgical sutures to eyeless surgical needles. The apparatus includes a frame for positioning and maintaining the needle while the suture is being attached and a rotating die system which selectiv...	09/27/1994
5306288	Combined surgical needle-suture device A combined surgical needle-suture device is provided by attaching the reduced shank of a needle and the tip region of a suture to each other through a heat shrinkable tubing fitted around both, the axial length of the tubing bearing a defined relationship...	04/26/1994
5230352	Medical suturing device, a single-strike die mechanism, and a method of using said die mechanism for forming the medical suturing device A single-strike die mechanism includes a rotatable cam drive ring driven to impart through a cam mechanism linear motion to at least three crimping dies. The crimping dies are symmetrically arranged within a die guide and simultaneously actuated to move i...	07/27/1993
5224955	Surgical needle-suture combination and apparatus and method for attaching the same An improved surgical needle is disclosed. The needle has a butt. The butt has a proximal and a distal end. A blind hole is in the butt. The hole originates at the proximal and terminates at the distal end of the butt. A crimp is adjacent to the butt. The ...	07/06/1993
5207701	Surgical needle-suture combination, and apparatus and method for attaching the same An improved surgical needle is disclosed. The needle has a butt. The butt has a proximal and a distal end. A blind hole is in the butt. The hole originates at the proximal and terminates at the distal end of the butt. A crimp is adjacent to the butt. The ...	05/04/1993
5201760	Surgical needle-suture combination and apparatus and method for attaching the same An improved surgical needle is disclosed. The needle has a butt. The butt has a proximal and a distal end. A blind hole is in the butt. The hole originates at the proximal and terminates at the distal end of the butt. A crimp is adjacent to the butt. The ...	04/13/1993
5116358	Combined surgical needle-suture device possessing a controlled suture separation feature Attachment of a surgical needle to a suture to provide a combined surgical needle-suture device employs a shrinkable tubing possessing a controlled suture separation feature....	05/26/1992
5084063	Surgical needle-suture attachment A combined surgical needle-suture device of controlled suture release characteristics and a method for manufacturing the device employ a shrinkable tubing and a suture having an expandable tip region to connect the needle to the suture....	01/28/1992
4922904	Apparatus for connecting thread to surgical needle An apparatus for connecting a thread wound on a bobbin to a surgical needle including feeding rollers for unwinding the thread from the bobbin, a tube-like chuck for selectively fix the thread thereto, a guide for guiding the front end of the thread, a fe...	05/08/1990
4890614	Suture needle and its manufacturing process A large number of needle patterns are integrally associated with each other on an extended U-shaped metal plate. After that, a pointed end of individual needle patterns is formed, and a series of individual needle patterns are divided into a plurality of ...	01/02/1990
4880002	Stretchable porous sutures Surgical sutures are provided that have an elastomeric and porous structure. The elastomeric porous structure can be formed from a plurality of fibers that are wound onto a stylet or onto an elongated and elastomeric central core of the suture, or from a ...	11/14/1989
4799483	Suturing needle with tail mounted cutting blade and method for using same A curved surgical needle for tissue wound closure and in particular, suturing together both sides of an incision made in human or animal tissue comprising a substantially curved body portion, a point located at a first end, suturing material attached at a...	01/24/1989
4660559	Sterile surgical needles with a hard sharp cutting edge and method for producing the same A unitary sterile surgical needle having a hardened cutting edge and a malleable center portion and body section....	04/28/1987
4359053	Means of fastening silicone tubing to a rigid surgical needle The invention disclosed is a means of fastening flexible elastic tubing, such as silicone rubber, to a rigid connector. The invention allows for a liquid and gas tight, secure connection without the use of any bonding materials between the tube and the co...	11/16/1982
4133339	Needle with deformable eye A needle for leading dental floss or other fibrous material through narrow apertures. A curved substantially rigid needle is provided with an eye having resilient, deformable sides for temporary expansion of the eye for ease of threading and for temporary...	01/09/1979
4072041	Short-crimp surgical needle Surgical needles are attached to sutures with controlled pull-out characteristics by a short crimp--that is a crimp whose length is markedly less than the length of the end of the suture in the needle; with an essentially undistorted portion of the needle...	02/07/1978
4054144	Short-crimp surgical needle Surgical needles are attached to sutures with controlled pull-out characteristics by a short crimp--that is a crimp whose length is markedly less than the length of the end of the suture in the needle; with an essentially undistorted portion of the needle...	10/18/1977
4034763	Ligament forming suture A suture formed of loosely woven or expanded plastic material, one end of which is swaged to a suturing needle. Upon emplacement in the body, the suture acts initially to hold the tissues in place in a conventional manner. Thereafter it acts to bring abou...	07/12/1977
3980177	Controlled release suture A needle-suture combination is provided which has a suture pull-out value between 3 ounces and 26 ounces. The suture, one end of which is sized with a resin and smaller in diameter than the rest of the suture, is manufactured by placing the suture under t...	09/14/1976

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