Patent ID: 7290494
Filing Date: 2007-11-06
Classification: A61F,D05B

Abstract:
1. A method for stitching thread to the wall of a tubular medical implant having a straight section with substantially parallel walls and at least one tapered section with tapered walls, the method comprising the steps of: a. driving a first thread through the wall and into the bore of the implant using a needle, b. forming a loop of the first thread, c. moving a bobbin carrying a second thread through an open end of the implant into the bore, d. passing the second thread through the loop formed in the first thread, e. closing the loop in order to form a stitch, and f. withdrawing the bobbin from the bore, wherein the implant is tilted in order that the axis along which the bobbin travels is substantially parallel to the wall in which the stitch is to be formed.