| 摘要 |
<p>This invention is a curved surgical needle (10) and a method for producing the same from a solid sheet of material (30) rather than from coiled wire including the steps of drilling a bore in one edge (38) of the material (30), grinding an edge (36) opposite the drilled edge to form a sharpened point (18), curving the material, and cutting the material at a point of equal distance between each drilled bore (16) to provide a surgical needle (10). A suture (15) is then attached to the surgical needle, optionally lubricated, sterilized, and packaged by suitable means known in the art.</p> |
