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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:
Aug. 19, 2003
Filed:
May. 17, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timo Pohjonen, Tampere, FI;
Harri Happonen, Tampere, FI;
Pertti Helevirta, Tampere, FI;
Auvo Kaikkonen, Tampere, FI;
Jan Nieuwenhuis, Gorinchem, NL;
Piet E. Haers, Surrey, GB;
Hermann Sailer, Zurich, CH;
Assignee:
Inion Ltd., Tampere, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/756 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/756 ;
Abstract
A novel polymer composition is provided which includes a base material including a biodegradable polymer or copolymer, and a copolymer additive including one or more monomers imparting a tensile strength to the polymer composition at room temperature that is lower than a tensile strength at room temperature for the base material.