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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Deger C. Tunc, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Stryker Technologies Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G 6/308 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G 6/308 ;
Abstract
A bioabsorbable material such as a terpolymer of poly-(L-lactide/D-lactide/glycolide). The material may consist of 85 molar percent L-lactide, 5 molar percent D-lactide, and 10 molar percent glycolide. The material may have a heat of fusion of about 15-25 J/G, tensile strength retention at 26 weeks of incubation of at least about 50%, and tensile strength retention at 52 weeks of incubation of at most about 25%. The material may be used in implantable devices such as bone fixation devices.
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CA2299935A1; AU2063400A; EP1034806A2; JP2000300660A; EP1034806A3; US6206883B1; US2001012940A1; AU766678B2; US6716957B2; EP1034806B1; DE60011687D1; DE60011687T2; CA2299935C;