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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1976
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward Emil Schmitt, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Rocco Albert Polistina, Port Chester, NY (US);
Assignee:
American Cyanamid Company, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1283355 ; 424 19 ; 424 22 ; 424 28 ;
Abstract
Polyhydroxyacetic ester, also called polyglycolic acid (PGA), has surgically useful mechanical properties. On implantation, in living mammalian tissue, the polyglycolic acid is absorbed, and replaced by living tissue. Sutures, clips and storage pellets having medicaments incorporated therein can be used for both their own mechanical properties and as a delayed release system for medicaments.