Patent ID: 6024757
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A method for forming a cut end of a surgical suture tip having a length and a cross-section that is perpendicular to said length, comprising the steps of:(A) positioning said length of said surgical suture tip at a position between a channel in a first face of a first cutting die and a second face of a second cutting die, said channel being aligned along a common axis;(B) after said positioning step, receiving at least a portion of said cross-section at a location along said length of said surgical suture tip into said channel and moving said first and second faces of said first and second cutting dies, respectively, against each other, said channel and said second face defining a singular cutting die opening when said first face of said first cutting die is positioned against said second face of said second cutting die, said singular cutting die opening having a cross-section perpendicular to said common axis that is small enough to compress said cross-section of said surgical suture tip when said first face of said first cutting die is positioned against said second face of said second cutting die; and(C) forming said cut end by moving a cutting blade across a point adjacent to said location when said first face of said first cutting die is positioned against said second face of said second cutting die.