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US 4,646,741 AGranted
Surgical fastener made from polymeric blends
AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorCarl R. Smith
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Abstract
A surgical fastener is made from a blend of a lactide/glycolide copolymer and poly(p-dioxanone).
Claims8
A surgical fastener comprising a blend of a copolymer containing from about 65 to about 90 mol percent lactide and from about 10 to about 35 mol percent glycolide, and poly(p-dioxanone), said blend containing from about 25 to about 50 weight percent poly(p-dioxanone), the remainder comprising said copolymer.
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