Kaplan, Andrew,Leung, Jeffrey C.,Ruff, Gregory L.,Megaro, Matthew A.,Batchelor, Stanton D.
申请号：
AU2005244886
公开号：
AU2005244886B2
申请日:
2005.05.16
申请国别(地区):
AU
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
A barbed suture including a body with barbs on the periphery, a pointed end, andan anchor at one end to resist movement of the suture in the direction of the pointedend is provided. One or more limbs on the anchor may be provided, which may be arcuate,of varying lengths, and varying distribution about the periphery of the suturebody. Other anchor designs are provided. Methods of placing single-directionaland bi-directional barbed sutures to approximate the tissue on each side of awound and to position and support tissue in the absence of a wound, as in cosmeticsurgery, are provided, and may include terminal J-stitches or S-stitches. Methodsof placement may be made with sharp, pointed ends, which may be needles, or insertiondevices. Sinusoidal patterns of sutures that have amplitudes generally perpendicularto the resultant holding force of the suture are provided.
