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EP0239775A2
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Surgical repair device
Assignee: Wyeth Holdings LLC
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Filing: 1987-02-20
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-02-20
Abstract
Abstract A surgical repair device having a length to width ratio of greater than one is disclosed. The device comprises a plurality of fibers. The majority of the fibers are in a direction essentially parallel to the device length. The device has an absorbable component comprising a glycolic or lactic acid ester linkage. The remainder of the device, if any, has a non-absorbable component. The device can be used as a flat braid in the repair of a ligament or tendon.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Allen Hlavacek
- 👤 Barry Lee Dumican
- 👤 Edward Joseph Mccusker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 23:15
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61L; A61L27/00; A61L27/14; A61L27/26; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/06; A61F2/08; A61L27/18; A61L27/50; A61L27/58; D; D02; D02G; D02G1/00; D04; D04C; D04C1/00; D04C1/02; D04C1/06; D04C1/12; A61L2430/00; A61L2430/10; D10; D10B; D10B2403/00; D10B2403/03; D10B2403/031; D10B2403/0311; D10B2509/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
69 words
A surgical repair device having a length to width ratio of greater than one, comprising a plurality of fibers, the majority of said fibers being in a direction essentially parallel to said device length, said device having an absorbable component comprising from about 10 to 100% of a polymer having a glycolic or lactic acid ester linkage, and the remainder of said device, if any, having a nonabsorbable component.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
69 words
A surgical repair device having a length to width ratio of greater than one, comprising a plurality of fibers, the majority of said fibers being in a direction essentially parallel to said device length, said device having an absorbable component comprising from about 10 to 100% of a polymer having a glycolic or lactic acid ester linkage, and the remainder of said device, if any, having a nonabsorbable component.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
A connective tissue repair device of claim 1 having an absorbable component comprising a copolymer, said copolymer having glycolic acid ester and up to about 50 percent by weight of trimethylene carbonate linkages, and the remainder of said device, if any, having a nonabsorbable component.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A knitted, woven or braided device of claim 1 or 2 wherein the longitudinally oriented majority of said fibers comprises about 80 to 95 percent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device of claim 3 having an absorbable component comprising at least about 80 percent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A device of claim 4 having a nonabsorbable component selected from the group consisting of a poly(C 2 -C 10 alkylene terephthalate), poly(C 2 -C 6 alkylene), polyamide, polyurethane and polyether-ester block copolymer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A device of claim 5 consisting of poly(ethylene terephthalate) or poly(butylene terephthalate) as the poly(C 2 -C 10 alkylene terephthalate), and Hytrel" as the polyether-ester block copolymer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
63 words
A flat braided ligament or tendon implant device of claim 1 having about 5 to 100 carrier and up to about 50 warp yarns, and having an absorbable component comprising a copolymer, said copolymer having glycolic acid ester and from about 20 to 40 percent by weight of trimethylene carbonate linkages, and the remainder of said implant, if any, having a nonabsorbable component.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A device of claim 7 wherein said carrier yarns consist of about 100 percent of said absorbable component and said warp yarns comprise about 80 percent of said absorbable component.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
- 9. A device of claim 8 wherein said nonabsorbable component is selected from the group consisting of a poly(ethylene terephthalate) and polyether-ester block copolymer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device of claim 7 or 8 or 9 wherein said yarns are texturized and/or heat treated.
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