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G. WACKERHAGEN.
SURGICAL NEEDLE,
No. 312,408, Patented Feb 17, 1885,

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GEORGE WACKERHAGEN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.
SURG CAL NEED LE.

S2ECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 312,408, dated February 17, 1885.
Application filed September 24, 1884. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern: point the groove or channel a is crossed by a

Be it known that I, GEORGE WACKERHA depressed bridge, b.
GEN, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and In applying the thread it is passed under
State of New York, have invented a new and the bridge b and returned over the bridge in
Improved Needle for Interrupted or Continu the depression and in the groove of the needle.
ous Suture, of which the following is a full, Held in this manner, the thread offers no ob
clear, and exact description. structions to the passage of the needle through
My invention consists in an improved form the tissues. For continuous suture the nee- 35
of needle for sutures, either interrupted or con dle has an eye, c, near its blunt end, as shown
O tinuous, which can be used without removal in Fig. 4.
from its holder during an operation, and The needle is fitted in a holder, d, of usual
character
which covers the thread, so as to carry it tion does not when used, and during an opera
through the tissues easily. need to be removed.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying Having thus described my invention, what
drawings, forming part of this specification, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters
in which similar letters of reference indicate Patent, is- s
corresponding parts in all the figures. 1. The needle for sutures, formed with a
Figure 1 is a perspective view, illustrating : lengthwise channel or groove, and with a de- 45
the use of the needle. Fig. 2 is a side view of pressed bridge, b, crossing the groove near the
the needle. Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the point of the needle, substantially as described.
same in larger size; and Fig. 4 represents the 2. The needle A, formed with groove a and
needle as made for continuous suture. depressed bridge b, and with an eye near its
The needle A, which may be either straight blunt end, asGEORGE and for the purpose specified.
WACKERHAGEN.
or of the curved form shown, is formed with
25 a groove, a, extending from its base to near Witnesses:
the point on its outer surface or under surface C. SEDGWICK,
in use. A short distance from the needle EDUARD MI. CLARK.