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US 12,672,868 B2Granted
Sutures with expanded antibacterial properties
AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorsJackie J. Donners, Howard Scalzo, Jr., John Collier, Vedanta Nayak
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to coated medical devices, such as implantable and coatable devices, such as sutures, with expanded antibacterial properties, handling, knot slide and in-situ performance and processes for their manufacture and use.
Claims28
A coated medical device comprising at least one implantable segment having a coating of:
- an effective amount of triclosan;
- and
- b. A triclophilic component that is lubricious or a triclophilic component and a lubricious component, or combinations thereof;
- wherein
- (i) the amount of triclosan is between about 150 micrograms per meter and about 2500 micrograms per meter, and
- (ii) the coating is substantially homogeneous and has a density in the coating of triclosan between about 40 micrograms per cubic
- millimeter (μg/mm3) and about 1000 μg/mm3.
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