Spiroid braided suture
AssigneeUnited States Surgical Corporation
InventorsMichael P. Chesterfield, Ilya Koyfman, Matthew E. Hain
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Abstract
A suture is provided with a substantially solid spiroid braid construction. The suture exhibits greater flexibility, better hand and less chatter and drag than tubular braided sutures of known construction.
Claims57
A suture of solid spiroid braid construction coated with a composition which results in a reduced level of tissue drag for the suture compared with the tissue drag of a standard suture of the same overall denier, said suture being fabricated from a material which is susceptible to hydrolysis, the suture possessing a storage stabilizing amount of at least one water soluble, liquid polyhydroxy compound and/or ester thereof as storage stabilizing agent.
A suture of solid spiroid braid construction coated with a composition which results in a reduced level of tissue drag of the suture compared with the tissue drag of a standard suture of the same overall denier, said suture being filled with a filling composition comprising a surgical wound healing enhancing amount of at least one Human Growth Factor and as carrier thereof at least one soluble, liquid polyhydroxy compound and/or ester thereof.
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