SURGICAL SUTURE ADAPTED FOR ENHANCED VISIBILITY

摘要

A surgical suture having enhanced visual characteristics is provided. The suture has a suture filament operatively coupled to a suture needle. The suture filament includes a useful segment and a terminal segment. The terminal segment is located at a first end of the filament. The useful segment extends substantially from the terminal segment to a second end of the filament. The terminal segment is of a length of the filament that is left-over after a substantially last formable suture knot is formed using the useful segment. After the last formable suture knot is formed, the terminal segment is removed from the useful segment along with the suture needle for disposal. In order to enable visual location of the terminal segment after the same has been separated from the useful segment, the filament is treated such that that the terminal segment has distinctive contrasting light frequency characteristics.

主权项

1. A suture comprising a suture filament having first and second opposite ends and a length extending therebetween, said filament in operative engagement with a suture needle and having a useful segment and terminal segment wherein said terminal segment is at said first end and said useful segment extends substantially from said terminal segment to said second end, and wherein said terminal segment is a length of said filament that is left-over after a substantially last formable suture knot is formed using said useful segment and whereby said terminal segment is then removable from said useful segment along with the suture needle so as to be disposed of, and wherein said terminal segment has distinctive contrasting light frequency characteristics for ease of visual location of the terminal segment after it has been separated from the useful segment.