patent summary: "device". the present invention provides in one aspect a suture material (100) for plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery or soft tissue fixation comprising a bioresorbable elongated filament structure (102) having first and second ends (104, 106); at least 10 bioresorbable elements (108) suitable for engaging subcutaneous tissue when in use, movably received over the filament structure; wherein each of the elements is of a cone trunk shape with a narrower end (202) and a wider end (204) having an empty interior therethrough (206) extending outwardly towards the widest end, with the filament structure traversing the empty interior; at least 12 protrusions (110) disposed along the filament structure; wherein each of the protuberances has a larger diameter than that of the void interior at the narrow end of each of the elements; and a first and a second needle (112, 114), respectively coupled to the first and second ends of the filament structure; wherein the elements and protrusions are disposed along the filament structure as first and second spatially separated assemblies (116, 118) each having at least 5 elements and at least 6 protrusions; wherein the first set is proximal to the first needle and distal to the second needle, and wherein the second set is proximal to the second needle and distal to the first needle.resumo patente de invenção: "dispositivo". a presente invenção fornece, em um aspecto, um material de sutura (100) para cirurgia plástica, cirurgia estética ou fixação de tecido mole compreendendo uma estrutura de filamento alongado biorreabsorvível (102) tendo primeira e segunda extremidades (104, 106); pelo menos 10 elementos biorreabsorvíveis (108) adequados para encaixe de tecido subcutâneo quando em uso, recebidos de forma móvel sobre a estrutura de filamento; em que cada um dos elementos é de uma forma de tronco de cone com uma extremidade mais estreita (202) e uma extremidade mais ampla (204), tendo um interior vazio através dele (206)