SUTURE MATERIAL FOR FIXATION OF SOFT TISSUES Russian patent published in 2019 - IPC A61B17/06 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: proposed invention refers to medical equipment, namely to suture material (100) for facelift. Material comprises a bioresaturated elongated fibrous structure (102) having first and second ends (104, 106). Material has 10 bio-resorbable elements (108) suitable for connection of subcutaneous tissues during use, movably placed on a fibrous structure. Each of the elements has the shape of a truncated cone with narrow end (202) and wide end (204) having a through hollow inner space (206) expanding outward towards the wide end. Fibrous structure passes through said hollow inner space. Material has 12 protrusions (110) arranged along the fibrous structure. Each of projections has larger diameter than diameter of hollow internal space on narrow end of each of elements. Material includes first and second needles (112, 114) connected to the first and second ends of the fibrous structure, respectively. Elements and protrusions are arranged along fibrous structure as spatially separated first and second sets (116, 118), each of 5 elements and, 6 ledges. First set is close to the first needle and distant from the second needle, and the second set is approached to the second needle and removed from the first needle. Elements are oriented in two directions so that, when the fibrous structure is stretched, the narrow ends of the elements in the first and second sets are oriented to the first and second needles respectively. When the fibrous structure is stretched, the length of the fibrous structure between the narrow ends of the elements closest to the first and second needles, when said elements are in the farthest position from their respective proximal needles, which is allowed by suture material (120, 122) configuration, and points, in which fibrous structure is attached to said needles (124, 126), is 10 cm (128, 130).

EFFECT: technical result is reduced duration and cost of procedure, as well as inconvenience of patient, which can occur as a result of suture material breakage.

14 cl, 3 dwg