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Composite bioabsorbable materials and surgical articles made thereform
Assignee: United States Surgical Corp
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Filing: 1995-05-12
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Granted: 1996-11-26
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Expires: 2015-05-12
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to composite materials having a core portion formed from a first bioabsorbable material and at least one shell portion of a second bioabsorbable material joined to the core portion. The first and second bioabsorbable materials have different rates of bioabsorption. In a preferred embodiment, the core portion is coextruded with the shell portion to form a composite filament or sheet. The materials of the present invention may be used as sutures or formed into medical devices or surgical articles for implantation within a living organism.
Inventors
- 👤 Cheng-Kung Liu
- 👤 Ying Jiang
- 👤 Mark S. Roby
- 👤 Steven L. Bennett
- 👤 Richard P. Stevenson
- 👤 Jeffrey P. Pietrangeli
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 18:44
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61L; A61L27/00; A61L27/40; A61L27/44; A61L27/48; A61L15/00; A61L15/16; A61L15/22; A61L15/26; A61L17/00; A61L17/04; A61L17/06; A61L17/10; A61L17/12; A61L17/14; A61L17/145; A61L31/00; A61L31/12; A61L31/125; A61L31/129; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S602/00; Y10S602/904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
56 words
A composite bioabsorbable sheet implantable within a living organism comprising: a core portion formed from a first bioabsorbable material; a shell portion substantially coextensive with and substantially surrounding said core portion to form a composite sheet, said shell portion formed from a second bioabsorbable material; said first and second bioabsorbable materials having different rates of bioabsorption.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
56 words
A composite bioabsorbable sheet implantable within a living organism comprising: a core portion formed from a first bioabsorbable material; a shell portion substantially coextensive with and substantially surrounding said core portion to form a composite sheet, said shell portion formed from a second bioabsorbable material; said first and second bioabsorbable materials having different rates of bioabsorption.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A bioabsorbable sheet as recited in claim 1 wherein said first bioabsorbable material has a greater rate of bioabsorption than said second bioabsorbable material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
A bioabsorbable sheet as recited in claim 1 wherein said first and second bioabsorbable materials are selected from polymers, copolymers, block copolymers, and mixtures and blends of polymers, copolymers, and block copolymers of glycolide, glycolic acid, lactide, lactic acid, caprolactone, dioxanone, trimethylene carbonate, dimethyl trimethylene carbonate, 1,3 dioxane-2-one, and 1,4 dioxane-2-one.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
78 words
A bioabsorbable sheet comprising: a core portion formed from a first bioabsorbable material; a shell portion joined to said core portion, said shell portion formed from a second bioabsorbable material; said first and second bioabsorbable materials having different rates of bioabsorption, wherein said shell portion comprises a first shell portion formed from said second bioabsorbable material and a second shell portion formed from a third bioabsorbable material, said second and third bioabsorbable materials having different rates of bioabsorption.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
78 words
A bioabsorbable sheet comprising: a core portion formed from a first bioabsorbable material; a shell portion joined to said core portion, said shell portion formed from a second bioabsorbable material; said first and second bioabsorbable materials having different rates of bioabsorption, wherein said shell portion comprises a first shell portion formed from said second bioabsorbable material and a second shell portion formed from a third bioabsorbable material, said second and third bioabsorbable materials having different rates of bioabsorption.
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