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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1994
Shinichi Miyake, Osaka, JP;
Shigehiko Ito, Osaka, JP;
Yumiko Oka, Osaka, JP;
Jun-ichi Kambayashi, Hyogo-ken, JP;
Kazuhiro Okahara, Osaka, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An antibacterial vascular prosthesis obtained by winding a tube, fiber or sheet formed from a polymeric material and combined with an antibacterial substance on the outer surface of a vascular prosthesis composed of a tubular porous body formed of a synthetic resin is provided. The antibacterial vascular prosthesis can exhibit an antibacterial activity over a long period of time without impairing the porous structure, antithrombogenicity and histocompatibility inherent in the vascular prosthesis composed of the tubular porous body formed of the synthetic resin. An antibacterial surgical suture comprising a tube or fiber formed from a polymeric material and combined with an antibacterial substance is also provided.