Tungsten alloy suture needles

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9358000
APP PUB NO 20080147117A1
SERIAL NO

11611353

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A method for making a curved tungsten alloy suture needle comprising the step of heating tungsten alloy needle blanks or a tungsten alloy suture needle to a temperature below the recrystallization temperature of the alloy. The tungsten alloy suture needles described herein have a desirable combination of stiffness, strength, ductility, and surface color.

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ETHICON INC1000 US HIGHWAY 202 RARITAN NJ 08869

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Cichocki,, Jr Frank R Easton, US 11 1554
Maurer, Robert E Belle Mead, US 7 154
Reynolds, Eugene D Avon by the Sea, US 6 28

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