RESORBABLE SURGICAL SUTURE MATERIAL

Title:

RESORBABLE SURGICAL SUTURE MATERIAL

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2006082060

Kind Code:

A8

Abstract:

The invention relates to a resorbable, surgical suture material that has been thermally treated with steam and is based on polyglycolic acid and/or a lactide copolymer. Said material degrades rapidly and has a rapidly decreasing knot-rupture force in "in vivo" conditions and a high initial knot-rupture force in relation to the rapid degradation.

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Inventors:

ODERMATT ERICH K (CH)
EGLOFF JUERGEN (DE)
BARGON RAINER (DE)
MUELLER ERHARD (DE)

Application Number:

PCT/EP2006/000935

Publication Date:

April 12, 2007

Filing Date:

February 03, 2006

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Assignee:

AESCULAP AG & CO KG (DE)
ODERMATT ERICH K (CH)
EGLOFF JUERGEN (DE)
BARGON RAINER (DE)
MUELLER ERHARD (DE)

International Classes:

A61L17/12; A61L17/14; D06M11/05

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