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US 2012/0059413 A1Published application
Thread, especially surgical thread, an implant comprising the thread and also a process for producing the thread and the implant
AssigneesB. BRAUN SURGICAL S.A., Spain, Aesculap AG
InventorsMarta Gonzàlez Calero, Erich Odermatt
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Abstract
A surgical thread includes an elongate, preferably braided, thread body and a coating surrounding the thread body at least partially and preferably completely, wherein the thread body includes polyethylene and/or polypropylene and the coating consists of a resorbable material and optionally additives.
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A surgical thread comprising an elongate, optionally braided, thread body and a coating at least partially surrounding the thread body, wherein the thread body comprises polyethylene and/or polypropylene and the coating consists of a resorbable material and, optionally, additives.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.