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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1990
Makoto Iwatsuki, Yokosuka, JP;
Toshio Hayashi, Kyoto, JP;
Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a support for anastomosing or connecting living organs in a living body which comprises a material selected from the group consisting of monosaccharide, oligosaccharide, polysaccharide, a mixture thereof, and polyvinyl pyrrolidone. The support provided according to the present invention has high safety and adaptability to the living body and is quickly dissolved away in body fluid in the living body, so that it can serve as an excellent support for a living tissue or organ in an anastomosing or connecting operation in a living body. This support assures secure anastomosis or connection and facilitates the surgical operations therefore.