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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2007
Applicants:
Joshua Stopek, Yalesville, CT (US);
Brian Cuevas, Cumming, GA (US);
Joseph Hotter, Middletown, CT (US);
Inventors:
Joshua Stopek, Yalesville, CT (US);
Brian Cuevas, Cumming, GA (US);
Joseph Hotter, Middletown, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D02G 3/36 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); B05D 7/24 (2006.01); C08L 67/04 (2006.01); C08L 77/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present disclosure describes a coating for a surgical filament including a vinyl lactam polymer and a lactone polymer.