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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2006
Applicants:
Shalaby W. Shalaby, Anderson, SC (US);
James M. Lindsey, Iii, Anderson, SC (US);
Inventors:
Shalaby W. Shalaby, Anderson, SC (US);
James M. Lindsey, III, Anderson, SC (US);
Assignee:
Poly-Med, Inc., Anderson, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Bioswellable sutures are provided in the form of absorbable, compliant monofilaments of an amphiphilic copolyester, an absorbable multifilament braid, a non-absorbable monofilament with swellable outer layer, a non-absorbable multifilament braid with an absorbable monofilament core of an amphiphilic copolymer, and a non-absorbable, multifilament braid molecularly integrated with an outer sheath that is highly hydrophilic.