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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 20, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kevin Cooper, Warren, NJ (US);
Chao C Chen, Edison, NJ (US);
Angelo Scopelianos, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
442 59 ; 442164 ; 442417 ; 528354 ; 528355 ; 528358 ; 623 16 ; 428375 ;
Abstract
Absorbable/resorbable mixtures of aliphatic polyesters of poly(lactide), poly(glycolide), poly(trimethylene carbonate), poly(p-dioxanone) and poly(.epsilon.-caprolactone) and calcium containing bone regenerating compounds such as powdered, non-fibrous calcium phosphates are described. The composites when used to manufacture medical devices exhibit improved absorption characteristics and other physical properties.