Bioabsorbable coating for a surgical article
US4791929A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 1988 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08G63/08
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A bioabsorbable coating for a surgical article comprises a copolymer manufactured from the monomer caprolactone and at least one other copolymerizable monomer. The surgical article can be a bioabsorbable suture or ligature.
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