CA2133609A1 - High modulus materials for surgical needles - Google Patents

High modulus materials for surgical needles

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CA2133609A1
CA2133609A1 CA002133609A CA2133609A CA2133609A1 CA 2133609 A1 CA2133609 A1 CA 2133609A1 CA 002133609 A CA002133609 A CA 002133609A CA 2133609 A CA2133609 A CA 2133609A CA 2133609 A1 CA2133609 A1 CA 2133609A1
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surgical needles
high modulus
modulus materials
psi
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Lee P. Bendel
Lawrence P. Trozzo
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Ethicon Inc
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Lawrence P. Trozzo
Ethicon, Inc.
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22C—ALLOYS
    • C22C27/00—Alloys based on rhenium or a refractory metal not mentioned in groups C22C14/00 or C22C16/00
    • C22C27/04—Alloys based on tungsten or molybdenum
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets 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
    • A61B17/06066—Needles, e.g. needle tip configurations
    • 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
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets 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
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets 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
    • A61B2017/06028—Means for attaching suture to needle by means of a cylindrical longitudinal blind bore machined at the suture-receiving end of the needle, e.g. opposite to needle tip

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Surgical Instruments (AREA)
  • Materials For Medical Uses (AREA)

Abstract

Disclosed are sterile surgical needles formed of alloys of tungsten and a second metal selected from the group consisting of rhenium, rhodium and iridium.
The needles exhibit a tensile yield strength in excess of 250,000 psi and a tensile modulus of elasticity in excess of 45 × 10 6 psi, and have advantageously high ductility.
CA002133609A 1993-10-05 1994-10-04 High modulus materials for surgical needles Expired - Lifetime CA2133609C (en)

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US08/132,012 US5415707A (en) 1993-10-05 1993-10-05 High modulus materials for surgical needles
US08/132,012 1993-10-05

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JP (1) JPH07204207A (en)
AU (1) AU673950B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2133609C (en)
DE (1) DE69410908T2 (en)

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AU673950B2 (en) 1996-11-28
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DE69410908T2 (en) 1998-10-22
EP0646352A1 (en) 1995-04-05
US5415707A (en) 1995-05-16
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