摘要 |
The invention relates to a juncture between a surgical suture (2) made of silicone elastomer and a needle (1). The needle (1) has its end fitted with a long and thin gripping extension (7), which is provided with gripping barbs or through-going voids or with an outer surface that is coarse, rough or fibrous. The silicone suture is polymerized around the gripping extension (7) so as to establish a shapeclamped contact with the gripping extension (7). In the polymerization process, the juncture-zone silicone can be made less flexible than the actual silicone suture (2).
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