| 摘要 |
The invention relates to a combination of a suture (10) secured to a trailing end of a surgical needle (14a,14b), where the suture comprises a multiplicity of barbs (16) on the exterior surface of the suture, the barbs being configured to engage against a patient's tissue, wherein a leading end (10a) of the suture is free of barbs in an initial region and for a selected distance (10c). |
