US 11,849,938 B2
Variable denier yarn and suture
Daniel L. Martin, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Assigned to SYNTORR INC., Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed by Syntorr Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/710,780.
Application 17/710,780 is a continuation of application No. 17/473,868, filed on Sep. 13, 2021, granted, now 11,712,241.
Application 17/473,868 is a continuation of application No. 14/537,719, filed on Nov. 10, 2014, granted, now 11,116,498, issued on Sep. 14, 2021.
Application 14/537,719 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/354,204, filed on Jan. 19, 2012, granted, now 8,881,635, issued on Nov. 11, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/542,990, filed on Oct. 4, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/453,453, filed on Mar. 16, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/438,880, filed on Feb. 2, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2022/0401098 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/06 (2006.01); D04C 1/12 (2006.01); D04B 1/22 (2006.01); D04B 21/20 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01)
CPC A61B 17/06166 (2013.01) [D04B 1/22 (2013.01); D04B 21/202 (2013.01); D04C 1/12 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06171 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06185 (2013.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2002/065 (2013.01); D10B 2509/04 (2013.01)] 33 Claims
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1. A method of suturing, comprising:
inserting a first end of a suture through a loop wherein the first end of the suture is a first end of a first segment of the suture, wherein the first segment comprises first strands that extend to the first end of the first segment, at least a portion of the first strands braided together in a first braid;
folding the first segment over to form a doubled first segment, the doubled first segment including the first end of the suture;
pulling the loop and the doubled first segment through an opening; and
continuing to pull the first segment through the opening such that a second segment of the suture extends through the opening,
wherein the second segment comprises second strands and the first strands, at least a portion of the second strands braided together with at least a portion of the first strands in a second braid, wherein the second braid is tubular and continuous with the first braid to form a continuous suture braid along an outermost layer of the suture, wherein there are more strands in the second segment than first strands in the first segment, wherein a second denier of the second segment has greater denier than a first denier of the first segment, and further wherein a total denier of the doubled first segment is less than the second denier of the second segment.