Copolymers of L-(-)-lactide and epsilon caprolactone
Copolymers which can be fabricated into films, fibers and structural shapes are prepared by copolymerizing an optically active lactide, i.e., L-(-)-lactide, and epsilon caprolactone in the presence of a tin ester of a carboxylic acid. A ...
RG Sinclair - US
Reducing capillarity of polyglycolic acid sutures
Useful surgical elements consist of a sterile synthetic copolymer containing, by mole percent, about 15 to 85 percent glycolic acid and 85 to 15 percent lactic acid, which has enhanced tissue absorption as compared with polylactic acid a...
EE Schmitt，M Epstein - US
Caprolactone polymers for suture coating
High molecular weight caprolactone polymers are coated on surgical sutures to improve suture properties such as smooth surface, single knot slipdown, two throw knot slipdown for repositioning, and three throw knot security.
KA Messier，JD Rhum - US
Reducing capillarity of polyglycolic acid sutures
Useful surgical elements consist of a sterile synthetic copolymer containing, by mole percent, about 15 to 85 percent glycolic acid and 85 to 15 percent lactic acid, which has enhanced tissue absorption as compared with polylactic acid a...
EE Schmitt，M Epstein
MEDICAL PUTTY FOR TISSUE AUGMENTATION
A medical implant useful in the regeneration of soft and hard connective tissue, such as cartilage and bone, which comprises a copolymer of a major amount of epsilon caprolactone and a minor amount of lactide. Where regeneration of bone ...
St.，K John - US
Surgical articles of copolymers of glycolide and &egr;- caprolactone and methods of producing the same
Novel copolymers of &egr;-caprolactone and glycolide useful in making surgical articles and particularly surgical sutures having Young's modulus of less than 250,000 psi. New and improved polymerization methods for producing the novel &e...
SW Shalaby，DD Jamiolkowski
Surgical articles of copolymers of glycolide and ε-caprolactone and methods of producing the same
Novel copolymers of ε-caprolactone and glycolide useful in making surgical articles and particularly surgical sutures having Young's modulus of less than 350,000 psi. New and improved polymerization methods for producing the novel ε-ca...
DD Jamiolkowski，SW Shalaby - US
Normally-solid, bioabsorbable, hydrolyzable, polymeric reaction product
A normally-solid, bioabsorbable, hydrolyzable, polymeric reaction product of (A) a polyglycolic acid composition and (B) a polyester of diglycolic acid and an unhindered glycol and to the process of preparing the same and the use of said...
DJ Casey，M Epstein
Absorbable coating composition for sutures
The tie-down properties of multifilament surgical sutures are improved by coating the suture with an absorbable composition comprising a mixture of from about 1 to 4 parts of an absorbable, film-forming polymer, and 1 to 4 parts of a sub...
FV Mattei - 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
