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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeroen Mattijs Bezemer, Utrecht, NL;
Joost Robert de Wijn, Nijmegen, NL;
Jan Nieuwenhuis, Gorinchem, NL;
Assignee:
IsoTis N.V., Bilthoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 1/700 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a suture comprising a copolymer of a polyethylene glycol terephtalate and a polybutylene terephtalate, which copolymer comprises 45-60 wt. %, based on the weight of the copolymer, of the polyethylene glycol terephtalate, and 55-40 wt. %, based on the weight of the copolymer, of the polybutylene terephtalate.