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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2016
Applicant:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Sasa Andjelic, Nanuet, NY (US);
Kenneth Keilman, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 17/10 (2006.01); A61L 17/00 (2006.01); C08G 81/00 (2006.01); A61L 31/06 (2006.01); C08G 63/664 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 17/105 (2013.01); A61L 17/005 (2013.01); A61L 31/06 (2013.01); C08G 63/664 (2013.01); C08G 81/00 (2013.01); A61L 2300/404 (2013.01);
Abstract
Novel semi-crystalline, p-dioxanone-rich ABA triblock copolymers of p-dioxanone and epsilon-caprolactone, where 'B' block is a random copolymer of p-dioxanone and epsilon-caprolactone, and absorbable devices for long term medical applications are disclosed. The novel polymer compositions are useful for long term absorbable surgical sutures, and other medical devices.