Grindless surgical needle manufacture

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7415858
APP PUB NO 20070193326A1
SERIAL NO

11358195

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Surgical needles are produced by immersing a needle possessing a distal end surrounded at least in part by flash material and a body portion in an acid bath according to a predetermined sequence, wherein the distal end of the needle is exposed to the acid bath under conditions sufficient to remove flash material from the distal end of the needle and the body portion of the needle is exposed to the acid bath under conditions sufficient to provide a matte finish on at least a portion of the body portion of the needle.

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COVIDIEN LP15 HAMPSHIRE STREET MANSFIELD MA 02048

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bogart, Michael W Milford, CT 16 96
Vacco, Andrew J Wallingford, CT 2 6

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