JP2010284536A - 外科用針と結合させたバーブ付き縫合糸 - Google Patents
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Abstract
【解決手段】組織を接続するためのバーブ付き縫合糸、並びに外科用針とバーブ付き縫合糸との組み合わせである。この縫合糸は、細長い体部と、この体部から突き出ている複数のバーブと、を含んでいる。各バーブによって、縫合糸はバーブが向いているのと反対方向への移動に抗している。体部上でのバーブの配列は、千鳥型配列、ツイスト切削多重スパイラル配列、重複配列、又はランダム配列とすることがある。さらに、バーブの構成は、あるスパイラル角α、バーブ切削角度θ、バーブ切削深度、バーブ切削長さ、バーブ切削距離、波形のバーブ下面、弓形のバーブ基部、或いは可変バーブ・サイズとすることがある。
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- ヒトや動物の組織を接続するためのバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針との結合体であって、該結合体は外科用針に取り付けられたバーブ付き縫合糸を含み、前記縫合糸は第1の端部及び第2の端部と1つの直径とを有する細長い体部から突き出ている複数のバーブを備えており、各バーブはある1つの方向に向いていると共に、組織内においてそのバーブが向いている方向と反対の方向への縫合糸の動きに逆らうように適合されており、且つ前記外科用針は前記バーブ付き縫合糸直径に対する前記外科用針直径の比が約3:1以下である直径を有しているバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 前記バーブ付き縫合糸及び前記外科用針は、スウェージング、チャンネル・ラッピング、熱収縮、及びはと目スレッディングからなる群より選択されたアタッチメントを有する請求項1に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 前記外科用針はポリマー・コーティングを有する請求項1に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 前記ポリマー・コーティングはシリコーン材料を含む請求項3に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 前記バーブ付き縫合糸直径に対する前記外科用針直径の比は約2:1以下である請求項1に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 前記バーブ付き縫合糸直径に対する前記外科用針直径の比は約1:1以下である請求項5に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 前記バーブ付き縫合糸直径に対する前記外科用針直径の比は約0.9:1以下である請求項6に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 前記縫合糸は、生体吸収可能な材料、吸収不可能な材料、及びこれらの組み合わせからなる群より選択された材料から製作されている請求項1に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 前記生体吸収可能な材料は、ポリジオキサノン、ポリラクチド、ポリグリコリド、ポリカプロラクトン、及びこれらの組み合わせからなる群より選択されている請求項8に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 前記吸収不可能な材料は、ポリマー、金属、金属合金、天然繊維、及びこれらの組み合わせからなる群より選択されている請求項8に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 前記ポリマーは、ポリアミド、ポリエステル、ポリプロピレン、ポリウレタン、ポリテトラフルオロエチレン、ポリエーテルエステル、及びこれらの組み合わせからなる群より選択されている請求項10に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 前記バーブは前記体部上で、千鳥配列、ツイスト切削多重スパイラル配列、重複配列、ランダム配列、及びこれらの組み合わせからなる群より選択される配列を有している請求項1に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 前記バーブは、千鳥配列、ツイスト切削多重スパイラル配列、重複配列、又はこれらの組み合わせの配列を成しており、且つ前記バーブのすべてが前記第1の端部と前記第2の端部のうちの一方だけに向かったある1つの方向に向いている請求項12に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 前記バーブは、千鳥配列、ツイスト切削多重スパイラル配列、重複配列、又はこれらの組み合わせの配列を成しており、且つ該バーブ付き縫合糸は少なくとも第1のバーブ付き部分と第2のバーブ付き部分とを有しており、前記第1の部分のバーブは前記第1の端部だけに向かったある1つの方向に向いていると共に前記第2の部分のバーブは前記第2の端部だけに向かったある1つの方向に向いている請求項12に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 前記千鳥配列は、前記バーブのうちの第1の組を、前記バーブのうちの第2の組から約180度半径方向で離間させた状態で含んでいる請求項12に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 前記千鳥配列は、前記バーブのうちの第1の組を前記バーブのうちの第2の組から約120度半径方向で離間させた状態で、また前記バーブのうちの前記第2の組を前記バーブのうちの第3の組から約120度半径方向で離間させた状態で含んでいる請求項12に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 前記バーブはツイスト切削多重スパイラル配列を成しており、且つ該バーブ付き縫合糸は、前記バーブを切り立たせて縫合糸線条にして該バーブ付きの縫合糸を製作する際に1インチあたり約2回から約17回までのねじりを加えた部分を有するような縫合糸線条から製作されている請求項12に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 前記バーブはツイスト切削多重スパイラル配列を成しており、且つ該縫合糸は約5度から約25度までの範囲にあるスパイラル角αを有している請求項12に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- スパイラル角αが約7度から約22度までの範囲にある請求項18に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 約12度から約18度までの範囲にあるスパイラル角αを有している請求項19に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 前記バーブは、その1つが上に重なっているバーブであり且つその1つが重なりを受けているバーブである少なくとも2つの隣接するバーブに関して、前記上に重なっているバーブが1つの下面を有し且つ前記重なりを受けているバーブが1つの上面を有するような重複配列を成しており、前記上に重なっているバーブの前記下面の一部は前記重なりを受けているバーブの前記上面の一部から導出されている請求項12に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 前記上に重なっているバーブ及び前記重なりを受けているバーブのそれぞれは1つのバーブ切削長さを有しており、且つ前記上に重なっているバーブ及び前記重なりを受けているバーブはこれらの間に前記重なりを受けているバーブの前記バーブ切削長さと比べてより短い1つのバーブ切削距離を有する請求項21に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 前記バーブは、(i)約140度から約175度までの範囲にあるバーブ切削角度θと、(ii)前記縫合糸直径に対するその深度の比が約0.05から約0.6までの範囲にあるバーブ切削深度と、(iii)前記縫合糸直径に対するその切削長さの比が約0.2から約2までの範囲にあるバーブ切削長さと、(iv)前記縫合糸直径に対するその切削距離の比が約0.1から約6までの範囲にあるバーブ切削距離と、(v)波形のバーブ下面と、(vi)弓形のバーブ基部と、(vii)その各バーブ組がそれ以外の組のバーブ・サイズと異なるバーブ・サイズを有するような少なくとも2つのバーブ組と、(viii)これらの組み合わせと、からなる群より選択される構成を有している請求項1に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 前記バーブ切削角度θは約145度から約173度までの範囲にある請求項23に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 前記バーブ切削角度θは約150度から約170度までの範囲にある請求項24に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 前記縫合糸直径に対する前記バーブ切削深度の前記比は約0.1から約0.55までの範囲にある請求項23に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 前記縫合糸直径に対する前記バーブ切削深度の前記比は約0.2から約0.5までの範囲にある請求項26に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 前記縫合糸直径に対する前記バーブ長さの前記比は約0.4から約1.7までの範囲にある請求項23に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 前記縫合糸直径に対する前記バーブ長さの前記比は約0.8から約1.5までの範囲にある請求項28に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 前記縫合糸直径に対する前記バーブ切削距離の前記比は約0.5から約4.5までの範囲にある請求項23に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- 前記縫合糸直径に対する前記バーブ切削距離の前記比は約1から約3.5までの範囲にある請求項30に記載のバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- ヒトや動物の組織を接続するためのバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針との結合体であって、該結合体は外科用針に取り付けられたバーブ付き縫合糸を含み、前記縫合糸は第1の端部、第2の端部、及び1つの直径とを有する細長い体部から突き出ている複数のバーブを備えており、各バーブはある1つの方向に向いていると共に、組織内においてそのバーブが向いている方向と反対の方向への縫合糸の動きに逆らうように適合されており、前記バーブ付き縫合糸及び前記外科用針はスウェージング、チャンネル・ラッピング、熱収縮、及びはと目スレッディングからなる群より選択されたアタッチメントを有しており、且つ前記外科用針は前記バーブ付き縫合糸直径に対する前記外科用針直径の比が約3:1以下である直径を有しているバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- ヒトや動物の組織を接続するためのバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針との結合体であって、該結合体は外科用針に取り付けられたバーブ付き縫合糸を含み、前記縫合糸は第1の端部、第2の端部、及び1つの直径とを有する細長い体部から突き出ている複数のバーブを備えており、各バーブはある1つの方向に向いていると共に、組織内においてそのバーブが向いている方向と反対の方向への縫合糸の動きに逆らうように適合されており、前記バーブは千鳥配列を成しており、且つ前記外科用針は前記バーブ付き縫合糸直径に対する前記外科用針直径の比が約3:1以下である直径を有しているバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- ヒトや動物の組織を接続するためのバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針との結合体であって、該結合体は外科用針に取り付けられたバーブ付き縫合糸を含み、前記縫合糸は第1の端部、第2の端部、及び1つの直径とを有する細長い体部から突き出ている複数のバーブを備えており、各バーブはある1つの方向に向いていると共に、組織内においてそのバーブが向いている方向と反対の方向への縫合糸の動きに逆らうように適合されており、前記バーブはツイスト切削多重スパイラル配列を成していると共に前記縫合糸は約5度から約25度までの範囲にあるスパイラル角αを有しており、且つ前記外科用針は前記バーブ付き縫合糸直径に対する前記外科用針直径の比が約3:1以下である直径を有しているバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- ヒトや動物の組織を接続するためのバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針との結合体であって、該結合体は外科用針に取り付けられたバーブ付き縫合糸を含み、前記縫合糸は第1の端部、第2の端部、及び1つの直径とを有する細長い体部から突き出ている複数のバーブを備えており、各バーブはある1つの方向に向いていると共に、組織内においてそのバーブが向いている方向と反対の方向への縫合糸の動きに逆らうように適合されており、前記バーブは、その1つが上に重なっているバーブであり且つその1つが重なりを受けているバーブである少なくとも2つの隣接するバーブに関して、前記上に重なっているバーブが1つの下面を有し且つ前記重なりを受けているバーブが1つの上面を有するような重複配列を成しており、前記上に重なっているバーブの前記下面の一部は前記重なりを受けているバーブの前記上面の一部から導出されており、且つ前記外科用針は前記バーブ付き縫合糸直径に対する前記外科用針直径の比が約3:1以下である直径を有しているバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
- ヒトや動物の組織を接続するためのバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針との結合体であって、該結合体は外科用針に取り付けられたバーブ付き縫合糸を含み、前記縫合糸は第1の端部、第2の端部、及び1つの直径とを有する細長い体部から突き出ている複数のバーブを備えており、各バーブはある1つの方向に向いていると共に、組織内においてそのバーブが向いている方向と反対の方向への縫合糸の動きに逆らうように適合されており、前記バーブはランダム配列を成しており、且つ前記外科用針は前記バーブ付き縫合糸直径に対する前記外科用針直径の比が約3:1以下である直径を有しているバーブ付き縫合糸と外科用針の結合体。
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