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US 5,480,411 AGranted
Method of suturing using a polyetherimide ester suture
AssigneeUnited States Surgical Corporation
InventorsCheng-Kung Liu, John C. Brewer
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Abstract
A method for suturing a wound using a suture manufactured from polyamide ester having the reaction product of at least one molecular weight diols; at least one dicarboxylic acids and at least one polyoxyalkylene diimide diacid to create a wound closure.
Claims13
A method of suturing a wound which comprises:
- a) passing through tissue needled suture manufactured from a polyetherimide ester composition with comprises the reaction product of
- i) at least one low molecular weight diol;
- ii) at least one dicarboxylic acid:
- and
- iii) at least one polyoxyalkylene diimide diacid;
- to create wound closure;
- and
- b) removing the needle from said suture.
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