Variable denier yarn and suture

摘要

A textile yarn includes a first segment and a second segment. The first segment includes a plurality of first strands and has a substantially constant first denier. The second segment includes a plurality of second strands integrated together and has a substantially constant second denier. There are more second strands in the second segment than first strands in the first segment such that the second denier is greater than the first denier. A first portion of the plurality of second strands is made from a first plurality of yarn elements that extend through the first and second segments. A second portion of the plurality of second strands is made from a second plurality of yarn elements present in the second segment and not the first segment. The yarn elements in the second plurality of yarn elements terminate in a transition zone between the first segment and the second segment.

主权项

1. A suture, comprising:
a first segment of suture comprising a plurality of first strands, the first segment having a substantially constant first denier; and a second segment of suture comprising a plurality of second strands, the second segment having a substantially constant second denier; wherein the first and second segments are aligned along a longitudinal axis of the suture; wherein there are more second strands in the second segment than first strands in the first segment such that the second denier is greater than the first denier; wherein a first portion of the plurality of second strands is made from a first plurality of yarn elements that extend through the first segment and the second segment, and wherein a second portion of the plurality of second strands is made from a second plurality of yarn elements that are present in the second segment and not the first segment, the first portion integrated around the second portion; and wherein ends of the second plurality of yarn elements are positioned along an axis that is oriented substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis.