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7626070 |
Reinforced closure anchor
A reinforced closure anchor includes a fabric layer having an adhesive side, an opposite non-adhesive side, and an outer edge. An anchor member layer having a reinforcing structure, an adhesive...
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7435789 |
Crystalline high-compliance glycolide copolymers and applications thereof
The present invention is directed toward an absorbable crystalline segmented copolymer comprising a polyalkylene succinate segment end-grafted in a single-step with a mixture of monomers comprising...
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7378144 |
Oriented polymer implantable device and process for making same
A device is formed by the process into a bone screw or fastener, wherein the head has a degree of polymer alignment and strength, and wherein the shank has a higher degree of polymer alignment and...
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7192437 |
High strength fibers of l-lactide copolymers, ε-caprolactone, and trimethylene carbonate and absorbable medical constructs thereof
The present invention is directed to crystalline copolymers of l-lactide and a minor portion of a cyclic monomer, preferably ε-caprolactone or trimethylene carbonate or both. The present...
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7148315 |
Monomer addition techniques to control manufacturing of bioabsorbable copolymers
Monomer addition methodology is provided to adjust monomer addition rates to a polymerization reactor. Advantages of the invention include control of bioabsorbable copolymer structure, improvement...
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7129319 |
Amorphous polymeric polyaxial initiators and compliant crystalline copolymers therefrom
An absorbable crystalline, monocentric polyaxial copolymer comprising a central carbon or nitrogen atom and at least three axes, each of which includes an amorphous flexible component adjacent and...
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7070858 |
Amorphous polymeric polyaxial initiators and compliant crystalline copolymers therefrom
An absorbable crystalline, monocentric polyaxial copolymer comprising a central carbon or nitrogen atom and at least three axes, each of which includes an amorphous flexible component adjacent and...
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7048753 |
Coated, slow-absorbing textile constructs for sutures and tissue engineering
The present invention is directed to crystalline copolymers of l-lactide and a minor portion of a cyclic monomer, preferably ε-caprolactone or trimethylene carbonate or both. The present...
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7044916 |
Technique to confirm correct positioning of arterial wall sealing device
Methods and systems related to sealing punctures in blood vessels (such as following an angio or PTCA procedure) are disclosed. The position of a distal end of an introducer assembly in tissue is...
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7026437 |
Amorphous polymeric polyaxial initiators and compliant crystalline copolymers therefrom
An absorbable crystalline, monocentric polyaxial copolymer comprising a central carbon or nitrogen atom and at least three axes, each of which includes an amorphous flexible component adjacent and...
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6977231 |
Suturable adhesion-preventing membrane
A suturable adhesion-preventing membrane has high suture strength, good biocompatibility, decomposition and absorption in a living body, sufficient adhesion-preventing effect, and desirable guided...
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6881766 |
Sutures and coatings made from therapeutic absorbable glass
Sutures fabricated from and/or coated with compositions including water-soluble glass are described herein. Pledgets containing water-soluble glass within the interstices of the pledget and/or...
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6878757 |
Antimicrobial suture coating
Compositions with antimicrobial properties contain a fatty acid ester salt mixed with a bioabsorbable copolymer. These compositions are useful in forming coatings for surgical articles, including...
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6794484 |
Crystallizable polylactone copolymers prepared from mono- and di-functional polymerization initiators
The present invention is directed to absorbable polylactone copolymers prepared in part from about 2 to about 80 mole percent glycolide, utilizing a combination of a monofunctional polymerization...
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6747121 |
Poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide) copolymers, methods for making and using same, and devices containing same
The present invention relates in general to implantable, resorbable copolymers containing L-lactide and glycolide repeat units, and in particular to terpolymers containing L-lactide, glycolide, and...
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6743505 |
Bioabsorbable multifilament yarn and methods of manufacture
The present invention relates to a process of forming bioabsorbable, multifilament yarn from Lactide-rich copolymers, including the steps of extruding and spinning a Lactide-rich copolymer to form...
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6703035 |
Absorbable &egr -caprolactone copolymers
This invention deals with crystalline, nitrogen copolyester lubricant coating devices comprising sutures, wherein said lubricant comprises a triaxial copolyester chain with a central nitrogenous...
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6689153 |
Methods and apparatus for a coated anchoring device and/or suture
A coated/impregnated anchoring device and/or suture to prevent infection, deliver site specific drugs, and deliver human growth factors to the surgical site. The coatings can include anti-microbial...
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6656922 |
Oral delivery of macromolecules
Polysaccharides, which are widely used as an anticoagulation drugs, especially heparin, are clinically administered only by intravenous or subcutaneous injection because of their strong...
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6624097 |
Implantable fibers and medical articles
An implantable medical article as well as an implantable fiber which is particularly useful for medical implants is disclosed. The fiber includes comprises a first component formed from a...
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6607548 |
Resorbable polymer compositions
A novel polymer composition is provided which includes a base material including a biodegradable polymer or copolymer, and a copolymer additive including one or more monomers imparting a tensile...
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6596818 |
Irradiation conversion of thermoplastic to thermoset polymers
Disclosed is a radiation-crosslinkable thermoplastic polymer composition, a process for the preparation thereof, an angioplasty balloon made using such a composition, and a method of using the...
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6589943 |
Formulation of amphiphilic heparin derivatives for enhancing mucosal absorption
Formulations for enhanced mucosal absorption of heparin are disclosed. In one embodiment, a powdered heparin composition is made by dissolving an amphiphilic heparin derivative including heparin...
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6494898 |
Absorbable copolymers and surgical articles fabricated therefrom
A synthetic absorbable monofilament comprising glycolide and epsilon caprolactone is provided. The monofilament exhibits physical characteristics equivalent to or superior than gut sutures. The...
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6335383 |
Microdispersions for coating surgical devices
The present invention provides surgical article and suture coated with bioabsorbable microdispersions which contains a fluid carrier that is a liquid polymer and a particular material.
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6264674 |
Process for hot stretching braided ligatures
The present invention provides an apparatus and process for improving the properties of braided ligature by hot stretching the braid.
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6245753 |
Amphiphilic polysaccharide derivatives
Polysaccharides, which are widely used as an anticoagulation drugs, especially heparin, are clinically administered only by intravenous or subcutaneous injection because of their strong...
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6235869 |
Absorbable polymers and surgical articles fabricated therefrom
Synthetic absorbable medical devices made totally or in part from a random polymer comprising glycolide, lactide, trimethylene carbonate, and caprolactone are provided. The polymer can be...
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6197320 |
Absorbable E-caprolactone polymers and medical devices
Crystalline, low melting -Caprolactone polymers which undergo accelerated hydrolysis, and their use as lubricant coatings and/or as coatings containing bioactive agents, as carriers of viable...
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6130271 |
Deformable absorbable surgical device
A deformable surgical repair device is manufactured from a block or graft copolymer. The copolymer comprises a plurality of first linkages selected from the group consisting of glycolic acid ester...
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6113624 |
Absorbable elastomeric polymer
Medical devices or components for medical devices formed from bioabsorbable elastomers comprising a segmented copolymer are disclosed. The segmented copolymer is a copolymer of from about 30 to...
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6093200 |
Composite bioabsorbable materials and surgical articles made therefrom
Composite materials have a core portion formed from a biocompatible material and at least one shell portion of a biocompatible material joined to the core portion. In a preferred embodiment, the...
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6031018 |
Solventless tipping of braided surgical ligature
The present claims are directed to a tipped surgical suture and a solventless method for making a tipped suture comprising a suture coated with 6-30 weight percent, based on the total weight of the...
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5972366 |
Drug releasing surgical implant or dressing material
A surgical implant or external wound dressing which functions as both a hemostat and a device to safely and effectively deliver any of a number of pharmaceuticals to targeted tissue at a controlled...
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5939191 |
Coated gut suture
A gut suture is coated with a bioabsorbable copolymer obtained by polymerizing a major amount of ε-caprolactone and a minor amount of at least one other copolymerizable monomer in the presence of...
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5925065 |
Coated gut suture
A coated gut suture is prepared by applying a moisture-retaining substance to the gut suture, followed by coating the suture with a synthetic bioabsorbable polymer. A particularly useful...
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5895413 |
Surgical suture
The invention relates to a surgical suture which can be used for stitching together extensive skin deformations or skin areas desired to be surgically removed or in view of preventing the expansion...
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5891166 |
Surgical suture having an ultrasonically formed tip, and apparatus and method for making same
An apparatus and method for ultrasonically forming a surgical suture tip from a length of unfinished surgical suture material. The apparatus includes a first tipping die having a first face for...
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5891167 |
Collagen coated gut suture
A catgut suture includes a dehydrothermal cross-linked collagen coating which is insoluble in tubing solution. The collagen coating is formed by immersing the gut suture in a solution of collagen...
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5889075 |
Irradiated surgical suture and method for making same
A surgical suture fabricated from a copolymer containing dioxanone, trimethylene carbonate and glycolide is treated with gamma radiation to enhance bioabsorbability without adversely effecting...
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5876421 |
Residual xylene removal from sutures
A method for removing residual xylene from sutures includes contacting the suture with water either subjecting the suture to an atmosphere containing water vapor or be immersing the suture in...
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5871502 |
Process for manufacturing a polypropylene monofilament suture
The present invention provides an improved process for manufacturing a polypropylene monofilament suture comprising aging a polypropylene filament that has been drawn in two separate drawing steps...
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5868788 |
High-strength, melt-processable, lactade-rich, poly(lactade-co-p-dioxanone) copolymers
Absorbable, segmented copolymers of aliphatic polyesters based on lactone monomers lactide, and p-dioxanone are described. The segmented copolymers exhibit a broad range of properties, especially...
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5786022 |
Coating mixture for surgical articles
The present invention provides a coating mixture composed of a solvent selected from the group consisting of ethyl acetate, ethyl acetate/ethanol, n-propyl acetate/acetone, isopropyl...
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5713920 |
Elastomeric medical device
Medical devices or components for medical devices formed from bioabsorbable elastomers comprising a random copolymer are disclosed. The random copolymer is a copolymer of from about 30 to about 70...
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5695879 |
Surgical suture material and method of making and using same
A surgical suture material of absorbable, synthetic polymer is formed from glycolide-trimethylene carbonate copolymer with a glycolide content higher than 76 wt. % and with a statistical...
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5633343 |
High strength, fast absorbing, melt processable, gycolide-rich, poly(glycolide-co-p-dioxanone) copolymers
Absorbable, segmented copolymers of aliphatic polyesters based on lactone monomers glycolide, and p-dioxanone are described. The segmented copolymers exhibit a broad range of properties, especially...
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5621050 |
Coating for tissue drag reduction
This invention relates to materials for medical or veterinary use that possess considerably improved properties with regard to friction. The invention also relates to the production of such...
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5609609 |
Surgical suture and method for preparation thereof
The invention provides a surgical suture comprising a suture body and a coating layer comprising ingredients A, B and C: <ingredient A> at least one higher fatty acid salt; ...
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5584858 |
Tubing fluid
A coating and tubing fluid for sutures, especially gut sutures, is provided. The coating composition includes linseed oil, an organic solvent and a catalyst. The tubing fluid includes water, a...
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