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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:
May. 24, 1977
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
Martin Stephenson, Peterborough, CA;
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1283355 ; 424 1628 ;
Abstract
Multifilament suture strands are impregnated with an antimicrobial agent and top coated with a segmented polyurethane polymer. The coated sutures possess antimicrobial properties which are retained during use over extended periods of time.