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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2011
Applicants:
Augustus D. Mazzocca, West Hartford, CT (US);
Mary Beth Mccarthy, Kensington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Augustus D. Mazzocca, West Hartford, CT (US);
Mary Beth McCarthy, Kensington, CT (US);
Assignee:
University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 3/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61L 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A high strength surgical suture material with improved tie down characteristics and tissue compliance formed of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) yarns, the suture being coated with arginine-glycine-aspartate (RGD) peptide. The suture has exceptional strength, is ideally suited for most orthopedic procedures, and can be attached to a suture anchor or a curved needle.