.~.~> Material placed on opposed sides of incision or wound {3}
DEFINITION
Classification: 606/213
Sutureless closure:
(under subclass 1) Subject matter wherein means are provided for joining a wound or incision's edges or lips without stitching said lips or edges together.
(1) Note. Patents claiming means to apply sutureless closures are provided for in this and indented subclasses.
(2) Note. Patents for applying surgical staples to class wounds are properly classifiable in Class 227, subclasses 175.1+.