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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:
Aug. 03, 1993
Filed:
Jul. 19, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Kennedy, Stratford, CT (US);
Cheng-Kung Liu, Norwalk, CT (US);
Assignee:
United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01D / ; B29C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2642108 ; 264235 ; 606230 ; 528354 ;
Abstract
A bioabsorbable fiber useful for the manufacture of medical devices is obtained from a polymer containing from about 15 to about 30 mole percent glycolide in a melt spinning operation carried out under low shear conditions. The fiber possesses excellent tensile strength and a high level of retention of its original strength on storage.