LOOPED TISSUE-GRASPING DEVICE

摘要

A looped tissue-grasping device includes a looped suture having two ends swaged to a needle and a plurality of tissue-grasping elements provided on the looped suture. The device is used for joining bodily tissue in surgical applications and wound repair. The configuration of the tissue-grasping elements permit movement of the suture through the tissue in the direction the needle is pulled and, prevent slippage or movement of the suture in a direction opposite to the direction of movement of the needle.