Claims
- 1. A suture needle comprising a curvilinear rod element having one end of needle-tip configuration and an opposite end adapted to have a suture fastened thereto, said rod element having surface portions intermediate said ends cold-formed into specific shapes and dimensions to enhance the physical strength of said suture needle,
- wherein said rod element is constituted of a metallic material,
- wherein said metallic material consist of stainless steel,
- wherein said specific shapes in said rod element define grooves and depressions extending along at least a portion of the length thereof, and,
- wherein said specific shapes and dimensions are cold-formed into said rod element subsequent to bending said rod element int a curvilinear shape in substantial conformance with the final curved configuration of the finished suture needle.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 08/139,251, filed Oct. 20, 1993, which is hereby incorporated by reference still pending.
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3160157 |
Chisman |
Dec 1964 |
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4660559 |
McGregor et al. |
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Divisions (1)
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139251 |
Oct 1993 |
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