Surface treated staples, sutures and dental floss and methods of manufacturing the same

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PATENT NO 9693841
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14214248

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A variety of medical devices including staples sutures and dental floss with surface treatment on at least one tissue-facing surface to improve biologic function such as to control tissue adhesion are disclosed including heparin surface treatment which provides heparin present in an amount to yield heparin bioactivity of at least one of i) an ATIII binding of at least 2 pmol/cm2, and ii) a thrombin deactivation of at least 0.2 IU/cm2; an acrylic surface treatment for coupling thereto of a heparin surface treatment, a collagen surface treatment or both; and an amino-functional polysiloxane surface treatment for coupling thereto of a heparin surface treatment.

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ENSION INC240 WILLIAM PITT WAY SUITE 121 PITTSBURGH PA 15238

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cahalan, Linda Cape Coral, US 25 992
Cahalan, Patrick Cape Coral, US 30 1748
Fill, Brian J Pittsburgh, US 7 134
Gartner, Mark Wexford, US 8 49
Hussain, Ali Cape Coral, US 20 134
Johnson, Greg Pittsburgh, US 63 1830
Speakman, Jeffrey W Saxonburg, US 5 34

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