Bioabsorbable coating for a surgical article

A bioabsorbable coating for a surgical article comprises a copolymer manufactured from the monomer caprolactone and at least one other copolymerizable monomer. The surgical article can be a bioabsorbable suture or ligature.

Jarrett Peter Kendrick，Casey Donald James，Lehmann Leonard Theodore - US

Spiroid braided suture

A suture is provided with a solid spiroid braid construction. The suture exhibits greater flexibility, better hand and less chatter and drag than tubular braided sutures of known construction.

MP Chesterfield，I Koyfman，MR Hain - CA

Bioabsorbable coating for a surgical article

A bioabsorbable coating for a surgical article comprises a copolymer manufactured from the monomer caprolactone and at least one other copolymerizable monomer. The surgical article can be a bioabsorbable suture or ligature.

PK Jarrett，DJ Casey，LT Lehmann - US

method of making a surgical suture

method of making a surgical sutureiameter of the blunt end of the needle and the reduced diameter portion of the suture having a tensi

C Chao

Surgical filament coating

method of making a surgical sutureiameter of the blunt end of the needle and the reduced diameter portion of the suture having a tensi

LT Lehmann

Surgical adhesive

Surgical adhesives, comprising an NCO-terminated hydrophilic urethane prepolymer derived from an organic polyisocyanate and a polyol component comprising a polyester polyol derived from an electron- attracting group- containing dicarboxy...

T Itoh，T Matsuda - US

Glycolate-trimethylene carbonate copolymer

A surgical suture coating comprising a random copolymer is disclosed. The copolymer has about 25 to 75 weight percent of glycolic acid ester linkages. The ...

DW Wang，DJ Casey，LT Lehmann - US

Coated sutures

A coated, absorbable suture wherein a particular absorbable composition comprising a film-forming polymer, a lubricant and a hydrophobic material is provided for coating sutures, particularly multifilament synthetic absorbable sutures, i...

FV Mattei - US

Controlled release suture

A needle-suture combination is provided which has a suture pull-out value between 3 ounces and 26 ounces. The suture, one end of which is sized with a resin and smaller in diameter than the rest of the suture, is manufactured by placing ...

W Mcgregor - US

Surgical suture coating

A surgical suture coating comprising a random copolymer is disclosed. The copolymer has about 25 to 75 weight percent of glycolic acid ester linkages. The remaining linkages comprise at least trimethylene carbonate. The copolymer has a ...

DW Wang，DJ Casey，LT Lehmann