Patent ID: 8518078
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: A61B,A61L

Abstract:
1. Surgical suture material comprising a needle and a thread made of a material selected from the group consisting of metallic, polymer and organic materials, the thread is formed with protrusions on a surface, the needle is composed of two needles which are configured to be separable and temporarily affixable to one another, forming a single needle of a shape selected from the group consisting of four-sided, rhomboid and other shape in cross-section, the two needles forming a united pointed end when affixed, wherein the two needles are connected with ends of the thread, wherein the ends of the thread are thereby attached to a different needle in the affixed and non-affixed states, wherein the protrusions on the thread have a shaped design along an axis and are arranged on opposite sides thereof from a center, the ends of the protrusion are directed opposite to the attachment of the thread in the needles.