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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Nagabhushanam Totakura, North Haven, CT (US);
Assignee:
United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606229 ; 606228 ; 606230 ; 206339 ; 427-21 ; 427-229 ;
Abstract
A catgut suture includes a cross linked gelatin coating which is substantially insoluble in tubing or storage solution. The gelatin coating is formed by immersing the gut suture in aqueous gelatin solution, fixing the gelatin in a solution of cross linking agent such as glutaraldehyde, buffering the coating, then drying the suture at a temperature of at least about 50.degree. C.
Totakura, Nagabhushanam. (1999). Gelatin coated gut suture (U.S. Patent No. 5954748). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5954748
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