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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:
Jan. 01, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 07, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Angelo G. Scopelianos, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Steven C. Arnold, Sparta, NJ (US);
Rao S. Bezwada, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Mark B. Roller, North Brunswick, NJ (US);
Shawn T. Huxel, Lakehurst, NJ (US);
Robert J. Tannhauser, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides surgical article and suture coated with bioabsorbable microdispersions which contains a fluid carrier that is a liquid polymer and a particular material.