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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:
Mar. 11, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
James R Olson, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Deknatel Technology Corporation, Inc., Fall River, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
524311 ; 524306 ; 524312 ; 524313 ; 524317 ; 524322 ;
Abstract
The rate of absorption of polycaprolactone in absorbable coating and blends is increased by blending with a crystallization modifier. The absorbable blend is suitable for use in the coating of surgical sutures and in the controlled release of chemical or pharmaceutical agents.