Performance enhancement of a knotless suture via barb geometry modifications

Transactions - 7th World Biomaterials Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 1587-

  Leung, J G ^a   Ruff, G L ^a   Batchelor, S D ^a  

^a Quill Medical Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; PERFORMANCE; SURGERY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE; VIDEO CAMERAS;

BARB GEOMETRY; DISTAL JEJUNUM; KNOTLESS SUTURE; TISSUE REACTION;

BIOMATERIALS;

EID: 13844281093     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (4)

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2. Leung JC, Ruff GL, King MW,Dattilo PP. Barbed, bidirectional surgical sutures. MEDTEX03, International Conference & Exhibition on Healthcare & Medical Textiles, Conference Proceedings, 2003, Bolton, UK.
3. Leung JC, Pritt S. Barbed, bi-directional surgical sutures: In vivo strength and histopathology evaluations. 2003 Society for Biomaterials 29th Annual Meeting Transactions, #100.
4. Dattilo PP, King MW, Leung JC. Tissue holding performance of knotless absorbable sutures. 2003 Society for Biomaterials 29th Annual Meeting Transactions, #101.