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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:
Sep. 20, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2002
Applicants:
John Kennedy, Guilford, CT (US);
Mark S. Roby, Killingworth, CT (US);
Matthew E. Hain, Wayne, NJ (US);
Inventors:
John Kennedy, Guilford, CT (US);
Mark S. Roby, Killingworth, CT (US);
Matthew E. Hain, Wayne, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Tyco Healthcare Group LP, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B017/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for making a surgical article is provided which comprises exposing a bioabsorbable material, e.g., a copolymer derived from a major amount of glycolide and a minor amount of lactide, to a humid environment either prior to coating the material or prior to or following sterilization of the material for a time period and at a temperature sufficient to predegrade the resulting surgical article.