Single-shield, bi-directional-barb, double-strand-twist suture

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Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevation view of a single-shield, bi-directional-barb, double-strand-twist suture in accordance with the invention showing an expanded side elevation view of a a representative, repeating segment thereof, wherein all sides (front, rear, left side, right side) are identical, just shifted in phase (both axially and circumferentially) as they progress with respect to a central axis with respect to one another;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof, with one strand in a coated condition and one strand in a non-coated condition;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view thereof (taken at the section 3-3 as shown), in the coated condition, an upward-looking view being a mirror image thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is the same cross-sectional view thereof, in an uncoated condition (before coating and after coating dissolving), an upward-looking view being a mirror image thereof.

The broken lines showing selected features are for the purpose of illustrating environment and context of the article and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a single-shield, bi-directional-barb, double-strand-twist suture, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D844140
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 26, 2017
Date of Patent: Mar 26, 2019
Inventor: Jason P. Adams (Farmington, NM)
Primary Examiner: Wan Laymon
Application Number: 29/623,774