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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2016
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 31/18 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61L 31/06 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01); B29C 47/00 (2006.01); B29C 45/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 31/148 (2013.01); A61L 31/06 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61L 31/18 (2013.01); B29C 45/0053 (2013.01); B29C 47/0066 (2013.01); A61L 2300/412 (2013.01); B29K 2995/006 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7534 (2013.01);
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.