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US 2015/0147379 A1Published application
Medical devices and methods of manufacture thereof
AssigneeCook Medical Technologies LLC
InventorMohammad Z. Albanna
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Abstract
The embodiments relate generally to medical devices and to methods of their manufacture. One aspect provides devices including chitosan fibers that are a free of chemical cross linking. Another aspect provides a method of manufacturing such devices.
Claims18
A medical device comprising:
- a plurality of chitosan fibers,
- wherein the plurality of chitosan fibers are free of chemical cross linking.
A method of manufacturing a medical device, comprising
- extruding a composition comprising chitosan to form a plurality of elongated fibers,
- collecting the plurality of elongated fibers in a basic solution,
- drying the plurality of elongated fibers under tension,
- placing at least three of the plurality of fibers side by side to form an elongated strand, and
- braiding the elongated strand to form a braided structure;
- wherein the extruding and the drying are performed in the absence of a chemical crosslinking agent.
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