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US 6,206,908 B1Granted
Absorbable polymer and surgical articles fabricated therefrom
AssigneeUnited States Surgical Corporation
InventorMark S. Roby
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Abstract
Absorbable copolymers are fabricated from the random polymerization of 1,4 dioxane-2-one and 1,3 dioxane-2-one monomers. The copolymers are useful in forming surgical articles, including both monofilament and multifilament sutures.
Claims4
A medical device comprising a suture-needle combination comprising a filament spun from a random copolymer containing at least about 93 mole percent 1,4 dioxane-2-one and 1,3 dioxane-2-one.
A method of suturing a wound comprising:
- a. providing a needled suture fabricated from a random copolymer comprising at least about 93 mole percent 1,4 dioxane-2-one and 1,3 dioxane-2-one;
- b. passing said needled suture through tissue to create wound closure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.