CPC A61B 17/06166 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06176 (2013.01); Y10T 83/02 (2015.04)] | 9 Claims |
1. A barbed suture comprising:
an elongate body including an outer surface having a uniform cross-sectional profile;
a first barb including a continuous outer surface having a leading edge and a trailing edge, wherein both the leading and trailing edges of the continuous outer surface extend directly from the outer surface of the elongate body, and the elongate body defines a curved, concave first recess adjacent the first barb, a boundary of the curved, concave first recess spaced from the leading and trailing edges of the continuous outer surface of the first barb; and
a second barb opposed to the first barb and including a continuous outer surface having a leading portion and a trailing portion that extend directly from the outer surface of the elongate body.
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