Composition and medical devices utilizing bioabsorbable polymeric waxes
US7030127B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/1352
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention is directed to medical devices, pharmaceutical or agricultural compositions, and seeds, each containing a synthetic, bioabsorbable, biocompatible polymeric wax that is the reaction product of a polybasic acid or derivative thereof, a polyol and a fatty acid, the polymeric wax having a melting point less than about 70° C., as determined by differential scanning calorimetry.
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