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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 09, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Helmut Goldmann, Melsungen, DE;
Helmut Hierlemann, Goeppingen, DE;
Erhard Mueller, Stuttgart, DE;
Heinrich Planck, Nuertingen, DE;
Assignee:
B. Braun Surgical GmbH, Melsungen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D02G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428364 ; 428394 ; 428395 ; 525415 ; 528354 ; 606228 ; 606230 ; 606231 ;
Abstract
A surgical suture material of absorbable, synthetic polymer is formed from glycolide-trimethylene carbonate copolymer with a glycolide content higher than 76 wt. % and with a statistical distribution of the monomers. Within 9 to 21 days, the suture material has a complete breaking strength loss and is completely absorbed in vivo after 35 to 91 days.