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Joining element

US11471154B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

Joerg Mayer · Stuttgart, DE
Jochen Ganz · Gossau, CH
Beat Keller · Gossau, CH
Ralph Hertel · Castel San Pietro, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 23, 2019
Grant date	Oct 18, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 10, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB29C61/0608
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is a joining element, especially a suture material for surgical use. The joining element is composed of a core having a length that extends along a longitudinal direction, the core including a polymer material and an osmotically active substance distributed within the polymer material, wherein the core has a volume capable of swelling along a transverse direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction upon exposure to a fluid; and, a diffusion-controlling extendable membrane that surrounds at least a portion of the length of the core, wherein the membrane is configured to regulate hydration of the core by the fluid, and is further configured to expand along the transverse direction in response to swelling of the core.

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