GB1424953A - Laser manufacture of suture needles - Google Patents

Laser manufacture of suture needles

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Publication number
GB1424953A
GB1424953A GB915774A GB915774A GB1424953A GB 1424953 A GB1424953 A GB 1424953A GB 915774 A GB915774 A GB 915774A GB 915774 A GB915774 A GB 915774A GB 1424953 A GB1424953 A GB 1424953A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
wire
suture
drilling
stainless steel
needle
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
GB915774A
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English (en)
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Wyeth Holdings LLC
Original Assignee
American Cyanamid Co
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Publication date
Application filed by American Cyanamid Co filed Critical American Cyanamid Co
Publication of GB1424953A publication Critical patent/GB1424953A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21G—MAKING NEEDLES, PINS OR NAILS OF METAL
    • B21G1/00—Making needles used for performing operations
    • B21G1/08—Making needles used for performing operations of hollow needles or needles with hollow end, e.g. hypodermic needles, larding-needles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23H—WORKING OF METAL BY THE ACTION OF A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF ELECTRIC CURRENT ON A WORKPIECE USING AN ELECTRODE WHICH TAKES THE PLACE OF A TOOL; SUCH WORKING COMBINED WITH OTHER FORMS OF WORKING OF METAL
    • B23H9/00—Machining specially adapted for treating particular metal objects or for obtaining special effects or results on metal objects
    • B23H9/08—Sharpening
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
    • B23K26/36—Removing material
    • B23K26/38—Removing material by boring or cutting
    • B23K26/382—Removing material by boring or cutting by boring
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
    • B23K26/36—Removing material
    • B23K26/38—Removing material by boring or cutting
    • B23K26/382—Removing material by boring or cutting by boring
    • B23K26/389—Removing material by boring or cutting by boring of fluid openings, e.g. nozzles, jets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
    • B23K26/36—Removing material
    • B23K26/40—Removing material taking account of the properties of the material involved
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K2103/00—Materials to be soldered, welded or cut
    • B23K2103/02—Iron or ferrous alloys
    • B23K2103/04—Steel or steel alloys
    • B23K2103/05—Stainless steel
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K2103/00—Materials to be soldered, welded or cut
    • B23K2103/50—Inorganic material, e.g. metals, not provided for in B23K2103/02 – B23K2103/26

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgical Instruments (AREA)
  • Laser Beam Processing (AREA)
GB915774A 1973-03-22 1974-02-28 Laser manufacture of suture needles Expired GB1424953A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US34375373A 1973-03-22 1973-03-22

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GB1424953A true GB1424953A (en) 1976-02-11

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Country Status (4)

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JP (1) JPS49124883A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE2413433A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR2222170B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB1424953A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5384945A (en) * 1993-04-21 1995-01-31 United States Surgical Corporation Device for forming drilled needle blanks
EP1048391A3 (en) * 1999-04-26 2002-11-27 Ethicon, Inc. Method of forming blind holes in surgical needles using a diode pumped Nd-YAG laser.
US6683276B2 (en) 1999-04-26 2004-01-27 Ethicon, Inc. Method of forming chamfered blind holes in surgical needles using a diode pumped Nd-YAG laser

Families Citing this family (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS52111294A (en) * 1976-03-16 1977-09-17 Matsutani Seisakusho Suturing yarn with medical iris stylus
JPS5543691U (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1979-06-13 1980-03-21
JPS59230544A (ja) * 1984-05-07 1984-12-25 株式会社松谷製作所 アイレス縫合針
JPS63212027A (ja) * 1987-02-26 1988-09-05 Matsutani Seisakusho:Kk 糸付縫合針の製造方法
WO1989003274A1 (en) * 1987-10-14 1989-04-20 Akademiet For De Tekniske Videnskaber, Svejsecentr Method and application of laser drilling
JPH0211239A (ja) * 1989-02-27 1990-01-16 Matsutani Seisakusho:Kk アイレス縫合針の穴形成法
DE59107966D1 (de) * 1990-09-28 1996-08-01 Sulzer Innotec Ag Hohlnadel zur medizinischen verwendung und verfahren zur herstellung derartiger hohlnadeln
EP0530410A1 (en) * 1991-09-02 1993-03-10 Matsutani Seisakusho Co. Ltd., Method of producing surgical needle with gut
CA2100238A1 (en) * 1992-08-03 1994-02-04 Michael Haroldsen Needles made from non-round stock
US20130274768A1 (en) 2012-02-29 2013-10-17 Marker Medical, Llc Surgical apparatus and method

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5384945A (en) * 1993-04-21 1995-01-31 United States Surgical Corporation Device for forming drilled needle blanks
US5479980A (en) * 1993-04-21 1996-01-02 United States Surgical Corporation Method and device for forming drilled needle blanks
EP1048391A3 (en) * 1999-04-26 2002-11-27 Ethicon, Inc. Method of forming blind holes in surgical needles using a diode pumped Nd-YAG laser.
US6683276B2 (en) 1999-04-26 2004-01-27 Ethicon, Inc. Method of forming chamfered blind holes in surgical needles using a diode pumped Nd-YAG laser
EP1396305A3 (en) * 2002-09-05 2006-02-15 Ethicon, Inc. Method of forming chamfered blind holes in surgical needles using a diode pumped Nd:YAG laser

Also Published As

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FR2222170B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1977-09-30
JPS49124883A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1974-11-29
DE2413433A1 (de) 1974-10-03
FR2222170A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1974-10-18

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