SUTURES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
A non-braided suture and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. The suture can be woven, for example, from warp yarns and a fill yarn. The suture can have a sheath. The sheath can have a lubricious coating on the inside and the outside of the sheath. The suture can have a textured surface. The suture can furcate. Methods of using the suture are also disclosed.
1 . A multi-filament suture for biological use comprising:
a warp yarn; and
a fill yarn;
wherein the suture comprises a weave.
2 . The suture of claim 1 , further comprising a sheath.
3 . The suture of claim 2 , wherein the sheath comprises a weave.
4 . The suture of claim 2 , wherein the sheath comprises yarn.
5 . The suture of claim 2 , wherein the sheath is a non-yarn material.
6 . The suture of claim 2 , further comprising a core.
7 . The suture of claim 4 , wherein the sheath substantially surrounds the core.
8 . The suture of claim 6 , wherein the core has core mechanical properties, and wherein the sheath has sheath mechanical properties, and wherein the core mechanical properties are not substantially equivalent to the sheath mechanical properties.
9 . The suture of claim 1 , wherein the suture has a textured surface.
10 . The suture of claim 9 , wherein the textured surface has a high-friction surface.
11 . The suture of claim 10 , wherein the textured surface comprises the warp yarns.
12 . The suture of claim 10 , wherein the textured surface comprises a sheath.
13 . The suture of claim 9 , wherein the textured surface has a low-friction surface comprising the warp yarns.
14 . The suture of claim 1 , further comprising an agent, and wherein the suture is configured to elute the agent.
15 . A suture for biological use, comprising
A first length having a first end,
A second length having a first end and a second end, wherein the second length comprises multiple strands.
wherein the first end of the first length is integral with the second end of the second length.
16 . The suture of claim 15 , wherein the first length consists of a single strand.
17 . The suture of claim 15 , further comprising a third length having a second end, wherein the second end of the third length is integral with the first end of the second length.
18 . The suture of claim 15 , wherein a first strand in the second length has a first terminal end.
19 . The suture of claim 18 , wherein a second strand in the second length has a second terminal end.
20 . The suture of claim 15 , wherein the suture comprises a fill yarn and a warp yarn, and wherein the fill yarn is woven with the warp yarn.
21 . A method of making a multi-filament suture for biological use, comprising:
weaving the suture, and wherein a fill yarn is woven into at least one warp yarn.
22 . The method of claim 21 , further comprising weaving a sheath.
23 . The method of claim 22 , further comprising encompassing a core in a sheath.