Patent ID: 11903579
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  Y | IPC A

Claim 0:
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.