PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device and a method for forming a barb or barbs on a suture.SOLUTION: The suture with a barb or barbs includes: an elongated body and at least a single barb extending from the elongated body, the elongated body including at least the single barb that defines a recess or recesses adjoined to at least the single barb. According to one embodiment, the suture with a barb or barbs includes a projection extending around the recess that is defined by the elongated body, and further includes a plurality of projections extending around recesses that are defined by the elongated body.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】縫合糸にバーブを形成する装置および方法を提供すること。【解決手段】細長い本体と、細長い本体から延びる少なくとも1つのバーブであって、細長い本体は、少なくとも1つのバーブに隣接する凹部を規定する、少なくとも1つのバーブとを備えている、バーブ付き縫合糸。一実施例において、バーブ付き縫合糸は、細長い本体に規定される前記凹部の周りに延びる隆起と、細長い本体に規定される凹部の周りに延びる複数の隆起をさらに含む。【選択図】図1A
