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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Sasa Andjelic, Nanuet, NY (US);
Dennis D. Jamiolkowski, Long Valley, NJ (US);
Jackie Donners, Pennington, NJ (US);
Mark Timmer, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 24/04 (2006.01); C08J 5/18 (2006.01); C08L 67/04 (2006.01); A61L 24/00 (2006.01); C08G 63/08 (2006.01); C08J 9/04 (2006.01); C08J 9/26 (2006.01); A61L 27/18 (2006.01); A61L 27/56 (2006.01); A61L 27/58 (2006.01); A61L 31/06 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); C08G 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 24/046 (2013.01); A61L 24/001 (2013.01); A61L 24/0036 (2013.01); A61L 27/18 (2013.01); A61L 27/56 (2013.01); A61L 27/58 (2013.01); A61L 31/06 (2013.01); A61L 31/146 (2013.01); A61L 31/148 (2013.01); C08G 63/08 (2013.01); C08J 5/18 (2013.01); C08J 9/04 (2013.01); C08J 9/26 (2013.01); C08L 67/04 (2013.01); C08G 2101/00 (2013.01); C08J 2201/03 (2013.01); C08J 2201/0482 (2013.01); C08J 2205/02 (2013.01); C08J 2300/16 (2013.01); C08J 2367/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Absorbable medical devices based on novel foams and films made from semi-crystalline, segmented copolymers of lactide and epsilon-caprolactone exhibiting long term absorption characteristics are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of producing said foams and films, and useful polymer solutions.