CPC A61B 17/06166 (2013.01) [D04B 1/22 (2013.01); D04B 21/202 (2013.01); D04C 1/12 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06171 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06185 (2013.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2002/065 (2013.01); D10B 2509/04 (2013.01)] | 54 Claims |
1. A suture for repair of soft tissue, comprising:
a first suture segment having a first denier comprising a first plurality of strands;
a second suture segment having a second denier comprising the first plurality of strands and a second plurality of strands, wherein the second denier is greater than the first denier and the second plurality of strands terminate in a transition zone between the first suture segment and the second suture segment
a third suture segment having a third denier, wherein the third denier is greater than the second denier;
wherein the suture is configured to be threaded through an opening of a surgical instrument to pull the suture through the soft tissue to surgically repair the soft tissue;
and wherein strands of the first plurality of strands and strands of the second plurality of strands are braided together in a continuous braid, wherein the continuous braid extends through the first suture segment, the transition zone, and the second suture segment, forming an outermost layer of the suture.
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