An apparatus for cutting barbs into a suture having a filament supply. The apparatus also has an in-feed collet for holding one end of a filament threaded therethrough. Further the apparatus has an out-feed collet for holding a second end of a filament threaded therethrough. Additionally, the apparatus...http://www.google.com/patents/US7624487?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7624487 - Apparatus and method for forming barbs on a suture