Method of preventing post-operative surgical adhesion
AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorsSasa Andjelic, Rao Bezwada, Dennis Jamiolkowski
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Abstract
A method for preventing adhesion using a co-polyester comprising the reaction product of a polycondensation polyester and at least one lactone, wherein the polycondensation polyester comprises the reaction product of diglycolic acid and/or a derivative thereof and ethylene glycol; and the co-polyester comprises about 40 to 50% by weight of the polycondensation polyester based on the total weight of the co-polyester.
Claims6
A method of preventing adhesion formation between tissues comprising the step of placing between said tissues a medical device having as one of its component a co-polyester comprising the reaction product of a polycondensation polyester and at least one lactone,
- wherein the polycondensation polyester comprises the reaction product of diglycolic acid and/or a derivative thereof and ethylene glycol;
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- the co-polyester comprises about 40 to 50% by weight of the polycondensation polyester based on the total weight of the co-polyester.
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