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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Sylwester Gogolewski, Davos Platz, CH;
Assignee:
Synthes (USA), Paoli, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G 6/308 ; A61B 1/700 ; A61L 1/700 ; A61F 2/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G 6/308 ; A61B 1/700 ; A61L 1/700 ; A61F 2/00 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates in general to implantable, resorbable copolymers containing L-lactide and glycolide repeat units, and in particular to terpolymers containing L-lactide, glycolide, and one other type of repeat unit selected from the group consisting of D-lactide, D,L-lactide, and &egr;-caprolactone. Medical devices for in vivo implantation applications containing such implantable, resorbable copolymers are also described, as well as methods for making such copolymers and devices.
Published as:
CA2459801A1; WO03020330A2; US2003114637A1; WO03020330A3; US6747121B2; EP1455856A2; JP2005519654A; EP1591132A2; JP4515762B2; CA2459801C; EP1591132A3; EP1591132B1;