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US 8,007,822 B2Granted
Bioabsorbable composition and coatings including same
AssigneeTyco Healthcare Group LP
InventorAhmad R. Hadba
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Abstract
Bioabsorbable compositions of A) blends of bioabsorbable homopolymers and/or copolymers containing glycolide and lactide and B) salts of fatty acids and/or fatty acid esters are described. Processes for making the compositions and surgical articles made totally or in part therefrom, including suture coatings, are also described.
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A bioabsorbable composition comprising:
- 1) a blend of component A and B;
- 2) salt of a fatty acid;
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- one or more medico-surgically useful substances;
- wherein component A comprises the reaction product of a bioabsorbable copolymer obtained by polymerizing a major amount of epsilon-caprolactone and a minor amount of at least one other copolymerizable monomer and component B comprises a member selected from the group consisting of bioabsorbable polymer and bioabsorbable copolymer.
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