Patent ID: 8641732
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: A61B,D01D

Abstract:
1. A surgical suture comprising an elongated filament, the elongated filament comprising: a plurality of first locations along a length of the elongated filament where a retainer is cut in the filament at each of the first locations, a first filament cross-sectional area present at each of the first locations, where the first filament cross-sectional areas are identical at each of the first locations; a plurality of second locations interspersed with the plurality of first locations, where a retainer has not been cut in the filament at any of the second locations, a second filament cross-sectional area present at each of the second locations, where the second filament cross sectional areas are identical at each of the second locations; the first filament cross sectional area being larger than the second filament cross sectional area; and each retainer having a tissue-penetrating end.