US 11,717,284 B2
Surgical needle coatings and methods
Robert Maurer, Somerset, NJ (US); S. Neil Bar, Somerset, NJ (US); Eric Hinrichs, Bucks, PA (US); Michael Hamilton, Somerset, NJ (US); and Thomas Wilkes, New Brunswick, NJ (US)
Assigned to Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed by Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US)
Filed on Sep. 30, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/38,903.
Application 17/038,903 is a continuation of application No. 15/962,483, filed on Apr. 25, 2018, granted, now 10,939,907.
Application 15/962,483 is a continuation of application No. 15/042,752, filed on Feb. 12, 2016, granted, now 10,004,494, issued on Jun. 26, 2018.
Application 15/042,752 is a continuation of application No. 12/858,481, filed on Aug. 18, 2010, granted, now 9,259,219, issued on Feb. 16, 2016.
Application 12/858,481 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/614,665, filed on Nov. 9, 2009, abandoned.
Application 12/614,665 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/614,669, filed on Nov. 9, 2009, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2021/0007735 A1, Jan. 14, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/06 (2006.01); C09D 183/04 (2006.01); C23C 2/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); C08G 77/16 (2006.01); C08G 77/20 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/06066 (2013.01) [C09D 183/04 (2013.01); C23C 2/00 (2013.01); A61B 17/06 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61M 5/329 (2013.01); C08G 77/16 (2013.01); C08G 77/20 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical needle, comprising:
an elongate body having a tissue-penetrating tip at a distal end thereof and a suture attachment portion at a proximal end thereof; and
an outer-most coating disposed on at least a portion of the elongate body, the outer-most coating comprising a hydroxyl-terminated polydimethylsiloxane;
wherein the surgical needle is configured to have a substantially constant tissue-penetrating force after at least thirty passes of the tissue-penetrating tip of the elongate body through tissue.