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memory in the suture

German translation: Memory-Effekt des Fadens/Nahtmaterials

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English term or phrase:memory in the suture
German translation:Memory-Effekt des Fadens/Nahtmaterials
Entered by: Sabine Redlich

17:02 Apr 21, 2010
English to German translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Cardiology / Operation
English term or phrase: memory in the suture
This is what one surgeon asks another during a CABG:

Is that to avoid *memory in the suture* or tangles later on?

This is what I found online but since I am no medical expert it does not help me a lot.
http://books.google.de/books?id=PgUFJg_-f4YC&pg=PA161&lpg=PA...

If any of you know what is meant or even what the German equivalent would be, that would be great.
Sabine Redlich
Germany
Local time: 23:30
Memory-Effekt des Fadens/Nahtmaterials
Explanation:

...die Struktur des Fadens impliziert einen gewissen Memory-Effekt, den der Operateur vermeiden möchte.

Siehe z. B.:
"...Hydrolytisch abbaubares, sehr geschmeidiges Nahtmaterial
mit geringem Memory-Effekt..."

http://www.ethicon.de/netze/downloads/Monocryl.pdf
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
Germany
Local time: 23:30
Grading comment
Vielen Dank an alle, die sich hier beteiligt haben, die Erklärungen waren sehr hilfreich. Danke!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4Memory-Effekt des Fadens/Nahtmaterials
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
2Fadengedächtnis
Jonathan MacKerron
Summary of reference entries provided
preshaped "twists" in the suture material after long packaging periods
Jonathan MacKerron

  

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Memory-Effekt des Fadens/Nahtmaterials


Explanation:

...die Struktur des Fadens impliziert einen gewissen Memory-Effekt, den der Operateur vermeiden möchte.

Siehe z. B.:
"...Hydrolytisch abbaubares, sehr geschmeidiges Nahtmaterial
mit geringem Memory-Effekt..."

http://www.ethicon.de/netze/downloads/Monocryl.pdf


Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
Germany
Local time: 23:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 63
Grading comment
Vielen Dank an alle, die sich hier beteiligt haben, die Erklärungen waren sehr hilfreich. Danke!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD: oder "Fadenmemory" wie in deinem Link und hier: http://amc-oraltec.com/Nahtmaterial_Broschure_2010.pdf
15 mins
  -> Vielen Dank, Johanna!!
agree  Susanne Schiewe
28 mins
  -> Vielen Dank, Susanne!!
agree  SMueller
7 hrs
  -> Dankeschön :-)
agree  Rolf Keiser
17 hrs
  -> Dankeschön :-)
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Fadengedächtnis


Explanation:
gets a lone ghit


    Reference: http://www.patent-de.com/20080221/DE60314405T2.html
Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
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Reference comments


5 mins
Reference: preshaped "twists" in the suture material after long packaging periods

Reference information:
In the packaging of surgical needles including surgical needles to which there are attached sutures, it is important that the needle and its attached suture be easily removable from the package in one smooth motion. When the needle is grasped by a forceps and pulled, the needle should easily release from the Package and the suture should withdraw from the package smoothly without binding or snagging in the package, and without becoming entanged. Also, suture materials, particularly monofilaments such as catgut, polydioxa:none and the like, especially the heavier deniers, are known to take a set during storage; i.e.,* they tend to have a "memory" causing them to retain the shape of their position in the package after removal from the package*. Hence the package should be designed so that any tight bends or curves required in order to package the suture be eliminated

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
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