US PATENT SUBCLASS 606 / 228
.~ Suture or ligature


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606 /   HD   SURGERY

1  DF  INSTRUMENTS {42}
228.~ Suture or ligature {3}
229  DF  .~.~> Collagen containing
230  DF  .~.~> Absorbable in body
231  DF  .~.~> Organic material containing


DEFINITION

Classification: 606/228

Suture or ligature:

(under subclass 1) Subject matter comprising prepared threads, cords or filaments used to close a wound or to tie bind or constrict a portion of a body organ.

(1) Note. This subclass and its indented subclasses include suture making processes not provided for elsewhere.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

8, Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers,

94.11, for the treatment or preparation of these elements.

57, Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining,

210+, for twisted strands of general application.

206, Special Receptacle or Package, 63.3, for packaged ligatures.

422, Chemical Apparatus and Process Disinfecting, Deodorizing, Preserving, or Sterilizing,

1+, for processes of sterilizing sutures and ligatures.

426, Food or Edible Material: Processes, Compositions, and Products,

140, for animal derived edible casing.