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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven L. Bennett, Watertown, CT (US);
Kevin Connolly, Culver City, CA (US);
Elliott Gruskin, Killingsworth, CT (US);
Ying Jiang, North Haven, CT (US);
Assignee:
United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/404 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/404 ;
Abstract
Star polymers of soft segment forming monomers are useful in forming surgical devices. The star polymers can be endcapped with isocyanate, mixed with a filler and/or cross-linked. The polymer compositions are useful, for example, as fiber coatings, surgical adhesives or bone putty, or tissue growth substrate.