Resorbable phenolic polymers

US8471054B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TYRX, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Arikha Moses · New York, US
• Satish Pulapura · Bound Brook Junction, US
• Arthur Schwartz · Plainsboro, US
• Qing Ge · Solon, US
• Irene Shatova · Jamesburg, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 7, 2012
• Grant date: Jun 25, 2013
• Expiry date: Mar 7, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C08G73/028
• WIPO field: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention provides biocompatible resorbable polymers, comprising monomer units having formula (I), formula (II), formula (III) or formula (IV). The polymers degrade over time when implanted in the body, and are useful as components of implantable medical devices.