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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2002
Applicants:
Timo Pohjonen, Tampere, FI;
Timo Reunämaki, Tampere, FI;
Auvo Kaikkonen, Tampere, FI;
Jan Nieuwenhuis, Gorinchem, NL;
Pia Ahvenjärvi, Tampere, FI;
Inventors:
Timo Pohjonen, Tampere, FI;
Timo Reunämaki, Tampere, FI;
Auvo Kaikkonen, Tampere, FI;
Jan Nieuwenhuis, Gorinchem, NL;
Pia Ahvenjärvi, Tampere, FI;
Assignee:
Inion Ltd., Tampere, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A surgical implant made of a polymer, copolymer, polymer mixture or polymer composite that dissolves in the organ system. The manufacturing material is dyed with the coloring agent D&C Violet No. 2 or D&C Green No. 6. Preferably, the amount of the coloring agent is at most approximately 0.03 percent by weight and the implant is sterilized by radiation.