Absorbable polyoxaesters
US5464929A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 6, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC09D167/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention describes a new aliphatic polyoxaesters that is bioabsorbable and may be used to produce surgical devices such as sutures, sutures with attached needles, molded devices, and the like. The invention also contemplates a process for producing these polyesters. The aliphatic polyoxaesters of the present invention have a first divalent repeating unit of formula I: EQU [O--C(O)--C(R.sub.1)(R.sub.2)--O--(R.sub.3)--O--C(R.sub.1)(R.sub.2)--C(O)-- ]I and a second repeating unit selected from the group of formulas consisting of: ##STR1## and combinations thereof.
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