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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:
Dec. 20, 1988
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert A Hlavacek, New Haven, CT (US);
Barry L Dumican, Fairfield, CT (US);
Edward J McCusker, Fairfield, CT (US);
Assignee:
American Cyanamid Company, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 13 ; 623-1 ; 623 66 ; 1283355 ; 1283 / ; 87-7 ;
Abstract
A surgical repair device having a length to width ratio of greater than one is disclosed. The device comprises a plurality of fibers. The majority of the fibers are in a direction essentially parallel to the device length. The device has an absorbable component comprising a glycolic or lactic acid ester linkage. The remainder of the device, if any, has a non-absorbable component. The device can be used as a flat braid in the repair of a ligament or tendon.
Published as:
DK106687D0; NO870858D0; ZA871489B; DK106687A; FI870898L; NO870858L; AU6959887A; EP0239775A2; KR870008569A; JPS62270152A; US4792336A; EP0239775A3; AU594435B2; US4942875A; CA1282205C; NO166614B; NO166614C; FI88259B; FI88259C; KR950001375B1;