Absorbable polymer blends
US5641501A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 11, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08L67/04
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Absorbable biocompatible polymer blends useful to manufacture medical devices. The blends have a first major phase including polymers such as poly(lactide homopolymers and poly(lactide-co-glycolide) copolymers and combination thereof. The blends have a second minor phase include copolymers of poly(.epsilon.-caprolactone-co-p-dioxanone).
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