| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a suture needle coated with silicone and a method for manufacturing the same which can shorten a time required for application of the silicone (including drying time). <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of suture needles 10 each of which has a body part 15 having a prescribed cross-sectional shape and a tapered part 14 being continuous to the body part 15 and gradually tapered toward a sharply pointed needle tip 13, are supported on a surface. Liquid silicone is sprayed on the tapered part 14 from one side of the supported suture needle 10 so as to apply the silicone down to the other side of the tapered part 14 and dried at room temperature. After this application is repeated in a plurality of times, the silicone is dried by heating. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |
