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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:
Jul. 25, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Cheng-Kung Liu, Norwalk, CT (US);
Ying Jiang, North Haven, CT (US);
Mark S Roby, Killingworth, CT (US);
Steven L Bennett, Southington, CT (US);
Richard P Stevenson, Colchester, CT (US);
Jeffrey P Pietrangeli, Bridgeport, CT (US);
Assignee:
United States Surgical, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606228 ; 606231 ;
Abstract
Composite materials have a core portion formed from a biocompatible material and at least one shell portion of a biocompatible material joined to the core portion. In a preferred embodiment, the core portion is coextruded with the shell portion to form a composite filament or sheet. The composite materials may be used as sutures or formed into medical devices or surgical articles for implantation within a living organism.