DE3789916D1 - Nähnadel mit Nahtmaterial. - Google Patents

Nähnadel mit Nahtmaterial.

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DE3789916D1
DE3789916D1 DE3789916T DE3789916T DE3789916D1 DE 3789916 D1 DE3789916 D1 DE 3789916D1 DE 3789916 T DE3789916 T DE 3789916T DE 3789916 T DE3789916 T DE 3789916T DE 3789916 D1 DE3789916 D1 DE 3789916D1
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Prior art keywords
sutures
sewing needle
sewing
needle
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DE3789916T2 (de
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Takeshi Noguchi
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MUTEC OSAKA KK
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MUTEC OSAKA KK
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Priority claimed from JP61136758A external-priority patent/JPH0741041B2/ja
Priority claimed from JP61224664A external-priority patent/JPH0744933B2/ja
Priority claimed from JP61279250A external-priority patent/JPH0822285B2/ja
Application filed by MUTEC OSAKA KK filed Critical MUTEC OSAKA KK
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Publication of DE3789916T2 publication Critical patent/DE3789916T2/de
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06066Needles, e.g. needle tip configurations
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06004Means for attaching suture to needle
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06004Means for attaching suture to needle
    • A61B2017/06028Means 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
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B2017/06052Needle-suture combinations in which a suture is extending inside a hollow tubular needle, e.g. over the entire length of the needle
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10TTECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00Metal working
    • Y10T29/49Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49826Assembling or joining
    • Y10T29/49861Sizing mating parts during final positional association
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10TTECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00Metal working
    • Y10T29/49Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49826Assembling or joining
    • Y10T29/49879Spaced wall tube or receptacle
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10TTECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00Metal working
    • Y10T29/49Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49826Assembling or joining
    • Y10T29/49908Joining by deforming
    • Y10T29/49925Inward deformation of aperture or hollow body wall
    • Y10T29/49927Hollow body is axially joined cup or tube
    • Y10T29/49929Joined to rod
DE3789916T 1986-06-12 1987-06-12 Nähnadel mit Nahtmaterial. Expired - Fee Related DE3789916T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP61136758A JPH0741041B2 (ja) 1986-06-12 1986-06-12 糸付き縫合針とその製造方法
JP61224664A JPH0744933B2 (ja) 1986-09-22 1986-09-22 糸付き縫合針の製造方法
JP61279250A JPH0822285B2 (ja) 1986-11-21 1986-11-21 糸付き縫合針とその製造方法

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DE3789916D1 true DE3789916D1 (de) 1994-07-07
DE3789916T2 DE3789916T2 (de) 1995-02-16

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DE3789916T Expired - Fee Related DE3789916T2 (de) 1986-06-12 1987-06-12 Nähnadel mit Nahtmaterial.

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US (2) US4805292A (de)
EP (2) EP0249504B1 (de)
KR (1) KR950000058B1 (de)
DE (1) DE3789916T2 (de)

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KR880000064A (ko) 1988-03-23
US4901722A (en) 1990-02-20
KR950000058B1 (ko) 1995-01-09
EP0249504B1 (de) 1994-06-01
EP0249504A3 (en) 1988-06-08
EP0249504A2 (de) 1987-12-16
EP0553891A2 (de) 1993-08-04
US4805292A (en) 1989-02-21

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