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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2013
Applicants:
Confluent Surgical, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Valentino Tramontano, Brockton, MA (US);
Phillip Blaskovich, Salem, MA (US);
Rachit Ohri, Framingham, MA (US);
Joshua Kennedy, Somerville, MA (US);
Sajida Farooqi, Hamden, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08B 15/02 (2006.01); A61L 27/20 (2006.01); A61L 27/34 (2006.01); A61L 27/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08B 15/02 (2013.01); A61L 27/20 (2013.01); A61L 27/34 (2013.01); A61L 27/58 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process for dissolving modified cellulose includes contacting modified cellulose with a solvent in a mixture to form swelled modified cellulose and then contacting the mixture with a salt to dissolve the swelled modified cellulose. The dissolved modified cellulose is used to form at least one of a predictably degrading coating, film, or a fiber.