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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:
Oct. 24, 1989
Filed:
Aug. 10, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yoshiharu Doi, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G / ; C08H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
528361 ; 530200 ;
Abstract
According to the present invention, a novel copolyester comprising 3-hydroxybutyrate unit, 3-hydroxyvalerate unit and 5-hydroxyvalerate unit; 3-hydroxybutyrate unit and 4-hydroxybutyrate unit; or 3-hydroxybutyrate unit, 4-hydroxybutyrate unit and 3-hydroxyvalerate unit is easily obtained. Further, since the copolyester according to the present invention has various excellent specific properties, it is extremely suitable as the biomedical materials such as suture material and fixation materials for bone fracture, and its application to various fields such as the slow-releasing system, etc. is expected.