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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Orbusneich Medical, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Inventors:
G. Lawrence Thatcher, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Robert J. Cottone, Davie, FL (US);
Assignee:
OrbusNeich Medical, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/26 (2006.01); A61L 27/18 (2006.01); A61L 31/06 (2006.01); A61L 27/58 (2006.01); B29C 47/00 (2006.01); B29K 67/00 (2006.01); B29K 105/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/26 (2013.01); A61L 27/18 (2013.01); A61L 27/58 (2013.01); A61L 31/06 (2013.01); B29C 47/0066 (2013.01); B29C 2793/009 (2013.01); B29C 2793/0018 (2013.01); B29K 2067/046 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0085 (2013.01); B29K 2995/006 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7534 (2013.01); C08L 2203/02 (2013.01); C08L 2205/02 (2013.01); Y10T 428/139 (2015.01); Y10T 428/1352 (2015.01);
Abstract
A biodegradable and biocompatible nontoxic polymeric composition is provided which includes a base material such as a crystallizable polymer, copolymer, or terpolymer, and a copolymer or terpolymer additive. Medical devices manufactured from the composition are also provided.