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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sven Oberhoffner, Weinstadt-Benzach, DE;
Heinrich - Ing Planck, Nuertingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
525411 ; 525413 ; 525415 ; 528354 ; 606230 ;
Abstract
A triblock terpolymer with a structure ABA formed from a biodegradable hard segment A and a biodegradable soft segment B has as the soft segment a statistical terpolymer with a completely amorphous structure. A process for its production comprises chemically reacting the hard segment monomer with hydroxy terminal groups of the soft segment B. The absorbable polymer is suitable for the production of a surgical suture material, which is wholly or partly formed from the polymer.