Surgical needle coatings and methods
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United States of America Patent
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Dec 29, 2015
Grant Date -
May 12, 2011
app pub date -
Aug 18, 2010
filing date -
Nov 9, 2009
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Abstract
The present invention provides improved medical devices for use in surgical procedures and methods for manufacturing improved medical devices. In some embodiments, the improved medical devices can include improved surgical needles that are capable of being repeatedly passed through tissue using minimal force. More particularly, the improved surgical needles can be manufactured with two or more different coatings that provide the surgical needles with both durability and lubricity for ease of repeated and successive passes through tissue. Improved methods for manufacturing the surgical needles and for providing and applying coatings to the surgical needles are also provided.
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- 2010 Application Filing Year
- B05D Class
- 2754 Applications Filed
- 862 Patents Issued To-Date
- 31.30 % Issued To-Date
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- 3 Citation Count
- B05D Class
- 23.68 % this patent is cited more than
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