A method of making a barbed suture by varying the blade geometry and/or the movement of the blade when cutting a suture is disclosed. The method can also be accomplished with a cutting device to create a plurality of barbs on the exterior of surgical suture. The barbs produced using the method with the...http://www.google.ca/patents/US7225512?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7225512 - Method of forming barbs on a suture and apparatus for performing same
