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Braided suture
Assignee: United States Surgical Corp
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Filing: 1990-03-09
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Granted: 1991-05-28
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Expires: 2010-03-09
Abstract
Abstract A braided suture is provided which exhibits perceptibly enhanced flexibility and hand as well as reduced chatter and drag compared to these same characteristics in a suture possessing substantially the same overall denier but possessing significantly fewer sheath yarns and denier of individual filaments than the braided suture herein.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald S. Kaplan
- 👤 Matthew E. Hermes
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 10:20
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04C; D04C1/00; D04C1/06; D04C1/12; A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/04; A61B17/06; A61B17/06166; A61L; A61L17/00; A61L17/005; A61B2017/00004; A61L2300/00; A61L2300/40; A61L2300/404; A61L2300/406; A61L2300/412; A61L2300/414
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 50
Claim 1
Independent Claim
255 words
A braided suture of improved construction wherein for a given range of overall suture denier, the range of pick count, number of sheath yarns and denier of individual filaments comprising a sheath yarn are related to each other as follows: ______________________________________
Overall Number of Denier of
Suture Pick Sheath Individual
Denier Count Yarns Filaments
______________________________________
from about 50
from about 50
from about 4
from about 0.2
to about 125
to about 100
to about 16 to about 1.8
greater than
from about 50
from about 4
from about 0.2
about 125 to
to about 100
to about 16 to about 1.8
about 200
greater than
from about 50
from about 4
from about 0.2
about 200 to
to about 100
to about 16 to about 1.8
about 300
greater than
from about 50
from about 10
from about 0.2
about 300 to
to about 100
to about 20 to about 1.8
about 500
greater than
from about 50
from about 14
from about 0.2
about 500 to
to about 100
to about 20 to about 1.8
about 800
greater than
from about 50
from about 16
from about 0.2
about 800 to
to about 100
to about 32 to about 1.8
about 1200
greater than
from about 50
from about 20
from about 0.2
about 1200 to
to about 100
to about 36 to about 1.8
about 2000
greater than
from about 50
from about 20
from about 0.2
about 2000 to
to about 100
to about 36 to about 1.8
about 4000.
______________________________________
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
255 words
A braided suture of improved construction wherein for a given range of overall suture denier, the range of pick count, number of sheath yarns and denier of individual filaments comprising a sheath yarn are related to each other as follows: ______________________________________
Overall Number of Denier of
Suture Pick Sheath Individual
Denier Count Yarns Filaments
______________________________________
from about 50
from about 50
from about 4
from about 0.2
to about 125
to about 100
to about 16 to about 1.8
greater than
from about 50
from about 4
from about 0.2
about 125 to
to about 100
to about 16 to about 1.8
about 200
greater than
from about 50
from about 4
from about 0.2
about 200 to
to about 100
to about 16 to about 1.8
about 300
greater than
from about 50
from about 10
from about 0.2
about 300 to
to about 100
to about 20 to about 1.8
about 500
greater than
from about 50
from about 14
from about 0.2
about 500 to
to about 100
to about 20 to about 1.8
about 800
greater than
from about 50
from about 16
from about 0.2
about 800 to
to about 100
to about 32 to about 1.8
about 1200
greater than
from about 50
from about 20
from about 0.2
about 1200 to
to about 100
to about 36 to about 1.8
about 2000
greater than
from about 50
from about 20
from about 0.2
about 2000 to
to about 100
to about 36 to about 1.8
about 4000.
______________________________________
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
253 words
The braided suture of claim 1 wherein for a given overall suture denier, the range of pick count, number of sheath yarns and denier of individual filaments comprising a sheath yarn are related to each other as follows: ______________________________________
Overall Denier of
Suture Pick Number of Individual
Denier Count Sheath Yarns
Filaments
______________________________________
from about 50
from about 55
from about 6
from about 0.8
to about 125
to about 80
to about 14 to about 1.4
greater than
from about 55
from about 6
from about 0.8
about 125 to
to about 80
to about 14 to about 1.4
about 200
greater than
from about 55
from about 6
from about 0.8
about 200 to
to about 80
to about 14 to about 1.4
about 300
greater than
from about 55
from about 12
from about 0.8
about 300 to
to about 80
to about 14 to about 1.4
about 500
greater than
from about 55
from about 14
from about 0.8
about 500 to
to about 80
to about 18 to about 1.4
about 800
greater than
from about 55
from about 20
from about 0.8
about 800 to
to about 80
to about 30 to about 1.4
about 1200
greater than
from about 55
from about 24
from about 0.8
about 1200 to
to about 80
to about 34 to about 1.4
about 2000
greater than
from about 55
from about 24
from about 0.8
about 2000 to
to about 80
to about 34 to about 1.4
about 4000.
______________________________________
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
9 words
The braided suture of claim 2 possessing a core.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The braided suture of claim 3 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a bio-absorbable polymer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
The braided suture of claim 4 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated in whole or in part from a polymer derived at least in part from one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of glycolic acid, glycolide, lactic acid and lactide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The braided suture of claim 2 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a bio-absorbable polymer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
The braided suture of claim 6 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a polymer derived at least in part from one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of glycolic acid, glycolide, lactic acid and lactide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
9 words
The braided suture of claim 1 possessing a core.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
121 words
The braided suture of claim 8 wherein the overall suture denier and core denier are related to each other as follows: ______________________________________
Overall Suture Denier
Denier of Core
______________________________________
greater than about 125 to
from about 20 to about 80
about 200
greater than about 200 to
from about 30 to about 100
about 300
greater than about 300 to
from about 80 to about 150
about 500
greater than about 500 to
from about 150 to about 300
about 800
greater than about 800 to
from about 250 to about 700
about 1200
greater than about 1200 to
from about 400 to about 1200
about 2000
greater than about 2000 to
from about 800 to about 2400
about 4000.
______________________________________
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
121 words
The braided suture of claim 9 wherein the overall suture denier and core denier are related to each other as follows: ______________________________________
Overall Suture Denier
Denier of Core
______________________________________
greater than about 125 to
from about 25 to about 50
about 200
greater than about 200 to
from about 50 to about 80
about 300
greater than about 300 to
from about 80 to about 120
about 500
greater than about 500 to
from about 180 to about 280
about 800
greater than about 800 to
from about 350 to about 650
about 1200
greater than about 1200 to
from about 500 to about 1000
about 2000
greater than about 2000 to
from about 1000 to about 2200
about 4000.
______________________________________
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The braided suture of claim 10 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a bio-absorbable polymer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
The braided suture of claim 11 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a polymer derived at least in part from one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of glycolic acid, glycolide, lactic acid and lactide.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The braided suture of claim 9 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a bio-absorbable polymer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
38 words
The braided suture of claim 13 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a polymer derived at least in part from one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of glycolic acid, glycolide, lactic acid and lactide.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
The braided suture of claim 8 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a bio-absorbable polymer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
38 words
The braided suture of claim 15 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a polymer derived at least in part from one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of glycolic acid, glycolide, lactic acid and lactide.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
16 words
The braided suture of claim 1 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a non-absorbable material.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
The braided suture of claim 17 wherein the non-absorbable material is cotton, silk, polyamide or polyolefin.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
16 words
The braided suture of claim 1 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a bio-absorbable polymer.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
38 words
The braided suture of claim 19 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a polymer derived at least in part from one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of glycolic acid, glycolide, lactic acid and lactide.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
20 words
The braided suture of claim 1 surface coated with a composition enhancing one or more functional properties of the suture.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
13 words
The braided suture of claim 1 containing at least one medico-surgically useful substance.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
12 words
The braided suture of claim 1 containing at least one growth factor.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
45 words
The braided suture of claim 1 containing at least one growth factor selected from the group consisting of fibroblast growth factor, bone growth factor, epidermal growth factor, platelet derived growth factor, macrophage derived growth factor, alveolar derived growth factor, monocyte derived growth factor and magainin.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
181 words
A braided suture of improved construction wherein for a given range of overall suture denier, the range of pick count, number of sheath yarns and denier of individual filaments comprising a sheath yarn are related to each other as follows: ______________________________________
Overall Number of Denier of
Suture Pick Sheath Individual
Denier Count Yarns Filaments
______________________________________
greater than
from about 50
from about 10
from about 0.2
about 300 to
to about 100
to about 20 to about 6.0
about 500
greater than
from about 50
from about 14
from about 0.2
about 500 to
to about 100
to about 20 to about 6.0
about 800
greater than
from about 50
from about 16
from about 0.2
about 800 to
to about 100
to about 32 to about 6.0
about 1200
greater than
from about 50
from about 20
from about 0.2
about 1200 to
to about 100
to about 36 to about 6.0
about 2000
greater than
from about 50
from about 20
from about 0.2
about 2000 to
to about 100
to about 36 to about 6.0
about 4000.
______________________________________
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
181 words
A braided suture of improved construction wherein for a given range of overall suture denier, the range of pick count, number of sheath yarns and denier of individual filaments comprising a sheath yarn are related to each other as follows: ______________________________________
Overall Number of Denier of
Suture Pick Sheath Individual
Denier Count Yarns Filaments
______________________________________
greater than
from about 50
from about 10
from about 0.2
about 300 to
to about 100
to about 20 to about 6.0
about 500
greater than
from about 50
from about 14
from about 0.2
about 500 to
to about 100
to about 20 to about 6.0
about 800
greater than
from about 50
from about 16
from about 0.2
about 800 to
to about 100
to about 32 to about 6.0
about 1200
greater than
from about 50
from about 20
from about 0.2
about 1200 to
to about 100
to about 36 to about 6.0
about 2000
greater than
from about 50
from about 20
from about 0.2
about 2000 to
to about 100
to about 36 to about 6.0
about 4000.
______________________________________
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
154 words
The braided suture of claim 25 wherein for a given overall suture denier, the range of pick count, number of sheath yarns and denier of individual filaments comprising a sheath yarn are related to each other as follows: ______________________________________
Overall Denier of
Suture Pick Number of Individual
Denier Count Sheath Yarns
Filaments
______________________________________
greater than
from about 55
from about 12
from about 0.8
about 300 to
to about 80
to about 14 to about 3.0
about 500
greater than
from about 55
from about 14
from about 0.8
about 500 to
to about 80
to about 18 to about 3.0
about 800
greater than
from about 55
from about 20
from about 0.8
about 800 to
to about 80
to about 30 to about 3.0
about 1200
greater than
from about 55
from about 24
from about 0.8
about 1200 to
to about 80
to about 34 to about 3.0
about 2000
______________________________________
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
9 words
The braided suture of claim 26 possessing a core.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
16 words
The braided suture of claim 27 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a bio-absorbable polymer.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
43 words
The braided suture of claim 28 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated in whole or in part from a polymer derived at least in part from one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of glycolic acid, glycolide, lactic acid and lactide.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
16 words
The braided suture of claim 26 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a bio-absorbable polymer.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
38 words
The braided suture of claim 30 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a polymer derived at least in part from one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of glycolic acid, glycolide, lactic acid and lactide.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
9 words
The braided suture of claim 25 possessing a core.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
95 words
The braided suture of claim 25 wherein the overall suture denier and core denier are related to each other as follows: ______________________________________
Overall Suture Denier
Denier of Core
______________________________________
greater than about 300 to
from about 80 to about 150
about 500
greater than about 500 to
from about 150 to about 300
about 800
greater than about 800 to
from about 250 to about 700
about 1200
greater than about 1200 to
from about 400 to about 1200
about 2000
greater than about 2000 to
from about 800 to about 2400
about 4000.
______________________________________
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
95 words
The braided suture of claim 27 wherein the overall suture denier and core denier are related to each other as follows: ______________________________________
Overall Suture Denier
Denier of Core
______________________________________
greater than about 300 to
from about 80 to about 120
about 500
greater than about 500 to
from about 180 to about 280
about 800
greater than about 800 to
from about 350 to about 650
about 1200
reater than about 1200 to
from about 500 to about 1000
about 2000
greater than about 2000 to
from about 1000 to about 2200
about 4000.
______________________________________
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
16 words
The braided suture of claim 34 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a bio-absorbable polymer.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
38 words
The braided suture of claim 35 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a polymer derived at least in part from one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of glycolic acid, glycolide, lactic acid and lactide.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
16 words
The braided suture of claim 32 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a bio-absorbable polymer.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
38 words
The braided suture of claim 37 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a polymer derived at least in part from one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of glycolic acid, glycolide, lactic acid and lactide.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
16 words
The braided suture of claim 33 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a bio-absorbable polymer.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
38 words
The braided suture of claim 39 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a polymer derived at least in part from one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of glycolic acid, glycolide, lactic acid and lactide.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
16 words
The braided suture of claim 25 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a non-absorbable material.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
16 words
The braided suture of claim 41 wherein the non-absorbable material is cotton, silk, polyamide or polyolefin.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
16 words
The braided suture of claim 25 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a bio-absorbable polymer.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
38 words
The braided suture of claim 43 wherein the individual filaments are fabricated from a polymer derived at least in part from one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of glycolic acid, glycolide, lactic acid and lactide.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
20 words
The braided suture of claim 25 surface coated with a composition enhancing one or more functional properties of the suture.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
13 words
The braided suture of claim 25 containing at least one medico-surgically useful substance.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
12 words
The braided suture of claim 25 containing at least one growth factor.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
45 words
The braided suture of claim 25 containing at least one growth factor selected from the group consisting of fibroblast growth factor, bone growth factor, epidermal growth factor, platelet derived growth factor, macrophage derived growth factor, alveolar derived growth factor, monocyte derived growth factor and magainin.
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