Bidirectional barbed suture

Abstract

Description

The present design application is related to commonly assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/344,363, filed on Jun. 10, 2021, entitled “Systems, Devices and Methods for Repairing Tendons and Ligaments”, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bidirectional barbed suture, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the bidirectional barbed suture shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the bidirectional barbed suture shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the bidirectional barbed suture shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the bidirectional barbed suture shown in FIG. 1.

The bidirectional barbed suture is shown with a symbolic break in its length at each end. The appearance of any portion of the article beyond the breaks form no part of the claim.

Claims

The ornamental design for a bidirectional barbed suture, as shown and described.