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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. 14, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
David C MacGregor, Miami, FL (US);
Assignee:
Corvita Corporation, Miami, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ; A61B / ; C08J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1283355 ; 128339 ; 521 61 ;
Abstract
Surgical sutures are provided that have an elastomeric and porous structure. The elastomeric porous structure can be formed from a plurality of fibers that are wound onto a stylet or onto an elongated and elastomeric central core of the suture, or from a mixture including elutable material that is cast into the configuration of a suture, either as a generally unitary cylinder or over an elongated and elastomeric central core of the suture.