Suture braid

- American Cyanamid Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a suture braid showing my new design, the rear elevational view being identical thereto;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being identical thereto;

FIGS. 3 and 4 are, respectively, top and bottom end elevational views consistent with the suture braid of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of a suture braid showing my new design, the rear elevational view being identical thereto;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being identical thereto; and,

FIGS. 7 and 8 are, respectively, top and bottom and elevational views consistent with the suture braid of FIG. 5.

The broken showing of the ends of a suture braid is to indicate a suture braid of indeterminate length.

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Foreign Patent Documents
024616 January 1959 DEX
Patent History
Patent number: D397794
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 17, 1995
Date of Patent: Sep 1, 1998
Assignee: American Cyanamid Company (Madison, NJ)
Inventor: Dayne R. Geber (Ocean Reef)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Frank Martinez
Attorneys: Montgomery W. Smith, Rita D. Vacca
Application Number: 0/46,860
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Suturing Or Fastening (e.g., Stapling, Etc.) (30) (D24/145)
International Classification: 2404;