(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,
