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WO/1996/035376A1
A medical suture material to be fitted to an autoclip applier having staple lines. The material is produced by sewing a sheetlike suture material with a suture so as to form a sac. The main suture material comprises materials having flex...  
WO/1996/035377A1
A medical suture material to be fitted to an autoclip applier having staple lines. The material comprises a main suture material superposed on a shape-retentive support material made of a rigid film or sheet, and the suture material and ...  
WO/1996/020648A1
A process for producing an absorbable biocompatible medical suture yarn (21) includes the step of spin drawing a bioabsorbable polymer to form suture filaments (19). A spin finish using a non-aqueous based carrier is applied to the filam...  
WO/1996/021056A1
A fiber and a film comprising a block copolymer represented by general formula (1) and having a weight-average molecular weight of 25,000 to 500,000, wherein R represents hydrogen or methyl; 1 represents a number of 1 or above; and m, m'...  
WO1996017544A2
A surgical, orthopaedic cable attachment apparatus and method for the surgical repair or fusion of orthopaedic anatomical structures is constructed from a length of flexible cable formed of a braided polymeric material having a first and...  
WO/1996/017544A1
A surgical, orthopaedic cable attachment apparatus and method for the surgical repair or fusion of orthopaedic anatomical structures is constructed from a length of flexible cable formed of a braided polymeric material having a first and...  
WO/1996/016643A1
A surgical implant or external wound dressing which functions as both a hemostat and a device to safely and effectively deliver any of a number of pharmaceuticals to targeted tissue at a controlled rate is disclosed. The device generally...  
WO/1996/004942A1
A coating composition for a surgical suture comprising at least 50 wt.% of a surfactant having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic portions and/or a powdery lubricant insoluble in an organic solvent, and at most 50 wt.% of a polymer compone...  
WO/1996/003457A1
A high strength, porous PTFE sheet material having high strength in all directions within the plane of the sheet material. The sheet material has, within the plane of the sheet, a higher minimum tensile strength, matrix tensile strength,...  
WO/1996/002285A1
A non-immunogenic, bioerodible implantation composition which comprises alginate fibres.  
WO/1995/033421A1
This invention is an implant (1) for repair of a tissue defect which implant (1) comprises a strand or suture material (2) and a gel matrix (4) containing reparative cells (6) which has been contracted around central portion (8) of sutur...  
WO/1995/029201A1
A degradation resistant poly(ether ester) derived from: a polyether macroglycol, and a low molecular weight dicarboxylic acid or ester forming species derived therefrom; wherein the poly(ether ester) is prepared from a polyether macrogly...  
WO/1995/028124A2
A medical device which is a surgically implantable device coated with an adjunctive polymer system. The adjunctive polymer system forms a solid matrix when introduced into a human or animal body. The adjunctive polymer system can contain...  
WO/1995/024478A1
Copolymers are provided having varying ratios of elastin and fibroin repeating units. By varying the length of segments of the elastin and fibroin repeating units, the absorption can be greatly varied. Tensile strengths remain relatively...  
WO/1995/023876A1
A method of treatment of a shape memory alloy involves shot peening of the alloy sample to modify the structure of the surface layer of the sample without substantially affecting bulk characteristics of the material, particularly the sha...  
WO/1995/022590A1
A high-purity egg oil is prepared on the basis of the dried, powdered yolk of bird or reptile eggs by extraction by means of fat solvents, subsequent two-step ageing firstly at ambient temperature and then at a lower temperature, separat...  
WO/1995/016415A1
A method of adjusting the tension in sutures made of a thermoplastic material, in which the sutures are irradiated by laser radiation so as to cause them to soften and equilibrate to a common tension.  
WO/1995/013704A1
Anti-microbial coatings and powders and method of forming same on medical devices are provides. The coatings are preferably formed by depositing an anti-microbial biocompatible metal by vapour deposition techniques to produce atomic diso...  
WO/1995/004555A1
The use is proposed of the pia mater and arachnoid from the spinal chords of vertebrates to produce surgical thread.  
WO/1995/004772A1
Method for the preparation of polyaminoacids, with controlled molecular weights, by polymerization of the N-carboxyanhydrides (NCA) of at least one amino acid, using at least one strong base initiator in a liquid medium. The invention is...  
WO/1995/003272A1
Novel organic products of formula (I) produced, for example, by condensing a carboxylic diacid with a sulphur amino acid or a derivative thereof, are disclosed. The products comprise reactive SH thiol functions that can be oxidised to fo...  
WO/1995/001998A2
Thermoplastics interdispersed with a variety of functional thermostable proteins and methods of making such thermoplastics are provided. The disclosure demonstrates that certain proteins can maintain functional integrity through exposure...  
WO/1994/028802A1
A cuff may be applied to a human extremity in order to empty the blood circulation system during an operation. The cuff consists of an inflatable ring which may be rolled on the extremity.  
WO/1994/018264A1
Methods of impregnating various polymer substrates with an impregnation additive, by simultaneously contacting the polymer substrate with an impregnation additive, carrier liquid, and supercritical fluid are provided. The impregnation ad...  
WO/1994/015550A1
A surgical cable (10) for use in the repair of fractures or fusions of small bones (50), and to assist in the repair of torn ligaments and tendons. The surgical cable has unique characteristics of high tensile strength, flexibility and i...  
WO/1994/006460A1
A bioresorbable and hemostatic plug for embolization made from a collagen piece is compressed so as to be longitudinally insertable into a tubular biological vessel such as a blood vessel to be occluded. The collagen piece is capable of ...  
WO/1994/005778A1
It has been found that various strains of the genus Thermoactinomyces produce substantial quantities of chitosanase when cultivated under appropriate conditions and that a new strain of Thermoactinomyces with the identification I-1052, I...  
WO/1994/003499A1
Inner esterification of gellan in which the carboxy groups are esterified totally or partially with hydroxy groups from the molecule itself and/or different molecules of the polysaccharide itself leads to auto-cross-linked gellan. In par...  
WO/1994/002071A1
A synthetic, monofilament or multifilament surgical suture which is highly visible under normal and ultraviolet lighting conditions comprising a colored flurorescent dye incorporated therein. The dye imparts a distinctive color to the sy...  
WO/1993/024154A1
Biodegradable controlled release delivery systems using melt-spun biodegradable polymers as carriers for bio-effecting agents such as pharmaceutical actives are disclosed. Oral dosage forms as well as implants are described.  
WO/1993/023997A1
Fixed-dried human blood platelets and processes for preparing the same are disclosed. The platelets, upon reconstitution: adhere to thrombogenic surfaces; do not adhere to non-thrombogenic surfaces; undergo shape change (spreading) upon ...  
WO/1993/023092A1
Anti-microbial coatings and method of forming same on medical devices are provided. The coatings are formed by depositing a biocompatible metal by vapour deposition techniques to produce atomic disorder in the coating such that a sustain...  
WO/1993/021253A1
The invention presents a biodegradable polyester polymer having structure (I) wherein: n = number of repeating polymer units of the formula shown; p = 0 or 1, 0 indicating the absence of the subscripted constituent; q = 0 or 1, 0 indicat...  
WO/1993/017633A1
An adhesive bandage, wound dressing, suture-like mechanism, or surgical drape for use over a wound is made from a laminate structure of flexible rubber, a hydrophilic hydrogel polymer bonded to one side of the flexible rubber, and an adh...  
WO/1993/018174A1
The present invention relates as a new industrial product a polymer compound of the glucuronic acid characterized in that it is selected in the group formed of (a) D-polyglucuronic acids with beta(1-4) chaining having the formula (I) whe...  
WO/1993/015130A2
Process for treating poly(esteramides) to improve the heat and storage stability thereof. Polymer is optionally suspended in a liquid medium, treated with an amide group-containing solvent, and then separated from the solvent and liquid ...  
WO/1993/013814A1
Poly(esteramides) with superior potential for use in bioabsorbable devices. The poly(esteramides) have a plurality of units having general formula (I), wherein: a) R is selected from the group consisting of linear or branched alkylenes h...  
WO/1993/010776A1
The present invention pertains to therapeutic wound healing compositions. The compositions comprise (a) pyruvate selected from the group consisting of pyruvic acid, pharmaceutically acceptable salts of pyruvic acid, and mixtures thereof,...  
WO/1993/010169A1
The present invention is concerned with copolymers from a hydroxy carboxylic acid and a polycarboxylic acid and/or activated derivative thereof, and especially to such copolymers that are environmentally degradable and biosorbable. Moreo...  
WO/1993/001842A1
A method for protecting prostheses and temporarily or permanently implantable materials from bacterial colonisation and infection, wherein the material is successively impregnated with: (a) a biguanide solution having general formula (I)...  
WO/1992/022599A1
The present invention relates to biodegradable copolymers derived from cyclic esters. In the copolymer, between 0.01 and 5 mol.% of the total cyclic ester-derived units are derived from TMC and between 99.99 and 95 mol.% of the total cyc...  
WO/1992/022336A1
Method of producing a microstructure in a bioresorbable element comprising a material consisting of a major portion of at least one polymer selected from the group including aliphatic polyesters and aliphatic polycarbonates and copolymer...  
WO/1992/018172A1
The use of collagen which has been cross-linked by a cross-linking agent to produce collagen threads for forming an implant for filling soft tissue is described. The cross-linking rate is preferably such that there occurs an increase of ...  
WO/1992/017436A1
Cross-linking agents containing or adapted to generate methylene diester or diamide groups of formula -(Z)�m?.Y.X.C(R?1�R?2�).X.Y.(Z)�n?- (where each X and Z is selected from -O-, -S- and -NR- (where R is hydrogen or an organic g...  
WO/1992/015340A1
The invention relates to a bioresorbable material and an article of manufacture of such material for medical use comprising homopolymers, copolymers, or a blend thereof selected from the group of monomers including glycolic acid, lactic ...  
WO/1992/014480A1
A method utilizing GM-CSF and G-CSF to promote accelerated wound healing in mammals is described. This method comprises administering topically to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of either of these two polypeptides. In addi...  
WO/1992/013580A1
The present invention relates to a surgical securing means having releaseably associated therewith a peptide, said peptide comprising the amino acid sequence: [aa]n-[RG-(x)n1]n2-[aa]n3 wherein R is arginine; G is glycine; x is aspartate ...  
WO/1992/012673A1
A surgical suture is made from materials which, upon the application of at least one source of non-frictional energy, such as may be imparted by using a laser, alter dimension. In essence, these sutures can be made to contract and/or exp...  
WO/1992/010137A1
A braided suture possesses a cabled core which resists any tendency to protrude through the surrounding braid structure.  
WO/1992/004392A1
Polymers containing diester units of formula (I), where R?1¿ and R?2¿ each represents a hydrogen atom or a carbon-attached monovalent organic group or R?1¿ and R?2¿ together form a carbon-attached divalent organic group, with the pro...  

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