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Bioabsorbable polymeric composition for a medical device

US7897224B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

G. Lawrence Thatcher · Chelmsford, US
Robert J. Cottone · Pembroke Pines, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 22, 2009
Grant date	Mar 1, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 28, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/139
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A biodegradable and biocompatible nontoxic polymeric composition is provided which includes a base material such as a crystallizable polymer, copolymer, or terpolymer, and a copolymer or terpolymer additive. Medical devices manufactured from the composition are also provided.

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