CA982007A - Polylactide sutures - Google Patents

Polylactide sutures

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CA982007A
CA982007A CA101,980A CA101980A CA982007A CA 982007 A CA982007 A CA 982007A CA 101980 A CA101980 A CA 101980A CA 982007 A CA982007 A CA 982007A
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polylactide
sutures
polylactide sutures
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Allan K. Schneider
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Johnson and Johnson Medical SAS
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Ethicon SAS
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
    • C08G—MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS
    • C08G63/00—Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions forming a carboxylic ester link in the main chain of the macromolecule
    • C08G63/02—Polyesters derived from hydroxycarboxylic acids or from polycarboxylic acids and polyhydroxy compounds
    • C08G63/06—Polyesters derived from hydroxycarboxylic acids or from polycarboxylic acids and polyhydroxy compounds derived from hydroxycarboxylic acids
    • C08G63/08—Lactones or lactides
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06166—Sutures
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L17/00—Materials for surgical sutures or for ligaturing blood vessels ; Materials for prostheses or catheters
    • A61L17/06—At least partially resorbable materials
    • A61L17/10—At least partially resorbable materials containing macromolecular materials
    • A61L17/12—Homopolymers or copolymers of glycolic acid or lactic acid
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B2017/00004—(bio)absorbable, (bio)resorbable, resorptive
CA101,980A 1970-05-13 1971-01-05 Polylactide sutures Expired CA982007A (en)

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JP (1) JPS4936597B1 (en)
BE (1) BE758156R (en)
BR (1) BR7100190D0 (en)
CA (1) CA982007A (en)
CH (1) CH573752A5 (en)
DE (1) DE2062604A1 (en)
FI (1) FI52523C (en)
FR (1) FR2088548B1 (en)
NL (1) NL7103263A (en)
NO (1) NO132784C (en)
SE (1) SE361599B (en)
ZA (1) ZA71808B (en)

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