Absorbable coating composition and suture coated therewith
US5312437A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 12, 1992 |
| Grant date | May 17, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2938
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An absorbable composition for application to a surgical suture to improve the knot tie-down and/or knot security characteristics thereof is obtained from the reaction of a poly(oxypropylene) glycol and a lactide/glycolide copolymer, optionally, in the presence of an initiator and/or catalyst.
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