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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Michael W. Bogart0
Andrew J. Vacco0
Date of Patent
August 26, 2008
0Patent Application Number
113581950
Date Filed
February 21, 2006
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
Surgical needles are produced by immersing a needle possessing a distal end surrounded at least in part by flash material and a body portion in an acid bath according to a predetermined sequence, wherein the distal end of the needle is exposed to the acid bath under conditions sufficient to remove flash material from the distal end of the needle and the body portion of the needle is exposed to the acid bath under conditions sufficient to provide a matte finish on at least a portion of the body portion of the needle.
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