Medical device, medical material and method for making same
AssigneeTerumo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHiromasa KOHAMA, Hideaki KIMINAMI
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Abstract
A medical device and medical material using an aromatic biodegradable resin composition, which is not susceptible to decrease in strength and impact resistance during sterilization by ionizing radiation. Provided are ionizing radiation sterilized medical device and medical material, which contain a composition composed of an aromatic polyester-based biodegradable resin and a polylactic acid, with the polylactic acid being 25 to 70 wt % of the weight of the composition. The medical device and medical material are biodegradable, while having excellent strength and impact resistance.
Claims10
An ionizing radiation-sterilized medical device or material, comprising a composition made of an aromatic polyester-based biodegradable resin and polylactic acid, wherein 25 to 70 wt % of said composition is polylactic acid.
A method for making a medical device or material, comprising molding a composition made of an aromatic polyester-based biodegradable resin and polylactic acid, wherein 25-70 wt % of said composition is polylactic acid, and subjecting the composition to irradiation with an ionizing radiation.
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