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Article: Massachusetts Inventors Develop Filamentous Material Fused Loop
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- August 19, 2006
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Thomas D. Egan and Paul V. Fenton Jr., both of Marblehead, Mass., have developed materials and devices for making high-strength fused suture loops during surgical procedures.
According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "welding apparatus that includes a first member having a first suture-contacting surface, a second member having a second suture-contacting surface, and a device for moving the first member relative to the second member to define a gap between the respective suture-contacting surfaces. The first member is capable of vibrating and delivering mechanical energy at ultrasonic frequencies. The second member is ...