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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2018
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Dennis D. Jamiolkowski, Long Valley, NJ (US);
Christopher DeFelice, Springfield, NJ (US);
Sasa Andjelic, Nanuet, NY (US);
Brian M. Kelly, Ringoes, NJ (US);
Marc Wisnudel, Millburn, NJ (US);
Daniel Steiger, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Gaoyuan Gavin Chen, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
Novel surgical sutures and novel medical devices made from novel semi-crystalline, glycolide-rich A-B-A triblock copolymers of glycolide and lactide, wherein said B-segment is a fully amorphous random copolymer of glycolide and lactide, for long term medical applications are disclosed. The novel polymer compositions are useful for long term absorbable surgical sutures, meshes and other medical devices, especially for patients with compromised healing. The novel sutures have improved properties and improved breaking strength retention, while still substantially absorbing within about a 120-day period post-implantation.