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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2012
Howard Scalzo, Kenilworth, NJ (US);
Jerome A. Fischer, Warren, NJ (US);
Stephen Rothenburger, Neshanic Station, NJ (US);
Robert Cerwin, Pipersville, PA (US);
James R. Mcdivitt, Flemington, NJ (US);
Howard Scalzo, Kenilworth, NJ (US);
Jerome A. Fischer, Warren, NJ (US);
Stephen Rothenburger, Neshanic Station, NJ (US);
Robert Cerwin, Pipersville, PA (US);
James R. McDivitt, Flemington, NJ (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method for making an antimicrobial suture comprising the steps of positioning an antimicrobial agent source within a package comprising an inner surface, said antimicrobial agent being selected from the group consisting of halogenated hydroxyl ethers, acyloxydiphenyl ethers, and combinations thereof; positioning a medical device within the package; and subjecting the package, the antimicrobial agent source and the medical device to time, temperature and pressure conditions sufficient to vapor transfer an effective amount of the antimicrobial agent from the antimicrobial agent source to the medical device, thereby substantially inhibiting bacterial colonization on the medical device.