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KINETIC SURGICAL LLC	2157 VISTA LA NISA CARLSBAD CA 92009

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• A61L:METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR ....

• 2006 Application Filing Year
• A61L Class
• 568 Applications Filed
• 342 Patents Issued To-Date
• 60.22 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Doyle, Mark C	San Diego, CA	58	4241
# of filed Patents : 58 Total Citations : 4241

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US Patent Application No: 2007/0179,529

Self-looping suture and method of using the same

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Disclosed herein is a self-looping suture comprising a coiled section and a non-coiled section. Also disclosed herein is a method of suturing a tissue comprising obtaining a self-looping suture comprising a needle, a coiled section, and a non-coiled section, passing the needle and the coiled section of the self-looping suture through the tissue, grasping the non-coiled section of the self-looping suture with a grasper through the loop of the coiled section, and pulling the free end of the non-coiled section through the loop of the coiled section thereby forming a knot.

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