Surgical suture material, its use in surgery and process for its production

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PATENT NO 6011121
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08910715

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A surgical suture material of absorbable, synthetic polymer is formed from glycolide-trimethylene carbonate copolymer with a glycolide content higher than 76 wt. % and with a statistical distribution of the monomers. Within 9 to 21 days, the suture material has a complete breaking strength loss and is completely absorbed in vivo after 35 to 91 days.

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  • B. BRAUN SURGICAL GMBH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Goldmann, Helmut Melsungen, DE 30 692
Hierlemann, Helmut Goeppingen, DE 10 269
Mueller, Erhard Stuttgart, DE 12 452
Planck, Heinrich Nuertingen, DE 36 1577

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