AU599775B2 - Tapered surgical needles - Google Patents

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AU599775B2
AU599775B2 AU14446/88A AU1444688A AU599775B2 AU 599775 B2 AU599775 B2 AU 599775B2 AU 14446/88 A AU14446/88 A AU 14446/88A AU 1444688 A AU1444688 A AU 1444688A AU 599775 B2 AU599775 B2 AU 599775B2
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Dennis Lee Furman
Daniel Joseph Smith
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Ethicon Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06066—Needles, e.g. needle tip configurations
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06004—Means for attaching suture to needle
    • A61B2017/06028—Means for attaching suture to needle by means of a cylindrical longitudinal blind bore machined at the suture-receiving end of the needle, e.g. opposite to needle tip

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AU14446/88A 1987-04-10 1988-04-08 Tapered surgical needles Expired AU599775B2 (en)

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US07/036,723 US4799484A (en) 1987-04-10 1987-04-10 Tapered I-beam surgical needles
US036723 1987-04-10

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AU1444688A AU1444688A (en) 1988-10-13
AU599775B2 true AU599775B2 (en) 1990-07-26

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EP (1) EP0286438B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JP2554916B2 (enExample)
KR (1) KR960006656B1 (enExample)
AT (1) ATE90858T1 (enExample)
AU (1) AU599775B2 (enExample)
BR (1) BR8801689A (enExample)
CA (1) CA1289031C (enExample)
DE (1) DE3881937T2 (enExample)
ES (1) ES2042734T3 (enExample)
IN (1) IN171057B (enExample)
MY (1) MY100818A (enExample)
NZ (1) NZ224044A (enExample)
ZA (1) ZA882480B (enExample)

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CA1289031C (en) 1991-09-17
DE3881937T2 (de) 1993-09-30
KR880012197A (ko) 1988-11-26
ES2042734T3 (es) 1993-12-16
KR960006656B1 (ko) 1996-05-22
EP0286438B1 (en) 1993-06-23
NZ224044A (en) 1990-05-28
US4799484A (en) 1989-01-24
DE3881937D1 (de) 1993-07-29
MY100818A (en) 1991-02-28
JPS642638A (en) 1989-01-06
EP0286438A2 (en) 1988-10-12
ATE90858T1 (de) 1993-07-15
BR8801689A (pt) 1988-11-16
IN171057B (enExample) 1992-07-11
AU1444688A (en) 1988-10-13
ZA882480B (en) 1989-12-27
JP2554916B2 (ja) 1996-11-20
EP0286438A3 (en) 1989-03-08

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