Claims
- 1. A surgical needle comprising:
- a tip portion having a blunt tip at a distal end thereof and at least one flat surface, said flat surface blending smoothly with an outer surface of said tip portion such that the tip portion has a continuously smooth outer surface lacking any discontinuities or sharp cutting edges, wherein said tip portion has a flat pressed circular cross-section having two flat surfaces, and said blunt tip bas two flat surfaces.
Parent Case Info
This a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/479,309, filed Jun. 7, 1995, now abandoned, which is a division of application Ser. No. 08/138,947, filed Oct. 18, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,478,327, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
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