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US 8,273,369 B2Granted
Reinforced absorbable synthetic matrix for hemostatic applications
AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorsOlajompo Moloye-Olabisi, Dhanuraj S. Shetty, Robert W. Van Holten, Degang Zhong
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a reinforced absorbable hemostat comprising at least one hemostatic agent in a single layer of nonwoven synthetic fabric having a mixture of compressed fiber staples of a polyglycolide/polylactide copolymer and a polydioxanone.
Claims11
A synthetic hemostatic fabric comprising at least one hemostatic agent in a non-woven layer of a first absorbable fabric that comprises polyglycolide/polylactide copolymer and a second absorbable fabric that comprises polydioxanone, wherein both fabrics are in staple form.
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