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Bioabsorbable surgical suture coating

US4857602A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 5, 1986
Grant dateAug 15, 1989
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Expiry dateSep 5, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08G63/08
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A bioabsorbable coating for a surgical suture or ligature is disclosed. The coating is manufactured from a diblock or a triblock copolymer.

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