| abstract |
A needle-suture combination having a suture pull-out value in the range of 1 to 26 ounces is manufactured by applying sufficient tension to the suture to move it relative to the needle barrel and releasing the tension when the force drops to within the following range for that size of suture:Suture Size Ounces ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8/0 1. - 2. 7/0 1. - 3. 6/0 2. - 5. 5/0 3. - 7. 4/0 5. - 15. 3/0 5. - 23. 2/0 5. - 26. 1/0 10. - 26. 1 10. - 26. 2 and larger 10. - 26. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |