United States Surgical Corporation

Tyco Healthcare Group LP

Covidien LP

Tyco Healthecare Gropu LP

Sherwood Services Ag

Aranyi, Ernie

Tovey, Jonathan H.

Roby, Mark S.

Yogami, Richard

Mark S Roby

Ying Jiang

John J Kennedy

Steven L Bennett

Cheng-Kung Liu

Nagabhushanam Totakura

Ahmad Robert Hadba

John Matthew Kennedy

Nicholas P Maiorino

Richard P Stevenson

Jerry Y Jonn

Jeffrey P Pietrangeli

Alan Byron Cabezas

Ernie Aranyi

H Jonathan Tovey

Richard H Yagami

Nadya Belcheva

Jon T Reinprecht

Rooma M Mehta

Lydmilla K Kokish

Jerry Ying Jonn

Keith L Milliman

Joshua Benjamin Stopek

Ross R Muth

Donald S Kaplan

Douglas J Cuny

Brian Joseph Cuevas

Matthew E Hain

Darlene Nebinger

Matthew Hain

Anthony Dato

John S Bobo

Anthony Arena

Lyudmila K Kokish

Christopher T Christoforou

Frank Leonard

Anthony Gaddy

Rooma Mehta

Richard Yogami

Jerry K Jonn

Ying Jieng

A biocompatible synthetic macromer composition is provided which includes a first polymer having stiffening linkages and at least one amine group, and a second component having at least one amine-reactive group. The biocompatible synthetic macromer composition can be used as an adhesive or sealant in human and/or animal medical applications.

Synthetic sealants

A suture pledget assembly is disclosed that includes a block with at least one slit and a pledget in an abutting relationship to the block. A suture has first and second end portions that are retained by the first and second slits, respectively. The first and second end portions generally extend beyond a face of the block and are substantially parallel to each other. A suture pledget package for retaining a suture is disclosed. The suture pledget package includes a front panel and a backing panel where the backing panel forms a plurality of tracks. Each track is configured and dimensioned to receive at least one suture pledget assembly.

Suture pledget package

Biocompatible synthetic macromer compositions are provided including a first polymer having multiple functional groups and a second functionalized polyurethane prepolymer, which can be employed as an adhesive or sealant for medical/surgical uses.

Biocompatible surgical compositions

A surgical stapling device is disclosed for performing circular anastomoses. The surgical stapling device includes a handle portion, an elongated body portion and a head portion including an anvil assembly and a shell assembly. The surgical stapling device includes a knife blade possessing a lubricious coating which enhances the ability of the knife to cut through tissue and minimizes the knife sticking to tissue or other components of the surgical stapling device.

Surgical stapling device with coated knife blade

A synthetic composition is provided which includes an acid-functional polymer having at least one pendant acid group, an amine-functional polymer having at least one pendant amine group, and a coupling agent. The synthetic composition can be used in human and animal medical applications as an adhesive or sealant.

Carbodiimide crosslinking of functionalized polyethylene glycols

The present disclosure is directed to polymers having hydroxyl containing bioactive agents incorporated into the backbone of the polymer or attached thereto by pendant linkages. Hydroxyl containing bioactive agents which may be attached to these polymers include antimicrobial agents such as triclosan. The polymers may be utilized to form medical devices or coatings for such devices. The hydroxyl containing bioactive agent may be released from the polymer upon hydrolysis of the polymeric backbone or pendant linkage in vivo.

Antimicrobial releasing polymers

Bioabsorbable compounds which include a polyalkylene oxide backbone with two or more isocyanate substituents are useful as one component adhesives. Absorbable compositions useful as a two component adhesive contain a) a polyethylene oxide having two or more amine substituents with b) a bioabsorbable diisocyanate compound, or alternatively contain a) a polyethylene oxide having two or more isocyanate substituents with b) a bioabsorbable diamine compound, or, alternatively contain a) a bioabsorbable diisocyanate compound and b) a bioabsorbable diamine compound.

Joining tissue with bioabsorbable isocyanate

Joining tissues with composition of bioabsorbable isocyanate and amine-substituted polyalkylene glycol

Joining tissues with composition containing bioabsorbable isocyanate compound

Suture pledget package having tracks

Suture filaments coated by a plasma polymerization process exhibit a good balance of knot run down and knot security characteristics, superior tissue drag characteristics, and improved fray resistance.

Plasma coated sutures

Bioabsorbable adhesive compounds and compositions

Suture and pledget package

A method for making a surgical article is provided which comprises exposing a bioabsorbable material, e.g., a copolymer derived from a major amount of glycolide and a minor amount of lactide, to a humid environment either prior to coating the material or prior to or following sterilization of the material for a time period and at a temperature sufficient to predegrade the resulting surgical article.

Method for making fast absorbing sutures by hydrolysis

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Killingworth, CT, United States of America

Mark S Roby