METHOD OF FORMING BARBS ON A SUTURE AND APPARATUS METHOD OF FORMING BARBS ON A SUTURE AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SAME FOR PERFORMING SAME

摘要

A method of making a barbed suture by varying the blade geometry and/or the movement of the blade when cutting a suture is disclosed. The method can als o be accomplished with a cutting device to create a plurality of barbs on the exterior of surgical suture. The barbs produced using the method with the cutting device can be the same or random configurations.