Stretchable porous sutures
US4880002A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 9, 1987 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/06166
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Surgical sutures are provided that have an elastomeric and porous structure. The elastomeric porous structure can be formed from a plurality of fibers that are wound onto a stylet or onto an elongated and elastomeric central core of the suture, or from a mixture including elutable material that is cast into the configuration of a suture, either as a generally unitary cylinder or over an elongated and elastomeric central core of the suture.
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