Surgical filament construction

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6183499
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09366890

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We have discovered a surgical filament suitable for use as a suture or ligature that comprises a multifilament core having a plurality of filaments that are oriented having an external surface and internal interstices; and an outer coating that bonded to the external surface of the core but does not penetrate into the internal interstices of the core and a process for making these sutures.

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  • ETHICON, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fischer, Jerome A Warren, NJ 15 383
Scalzo, Howard Kenilworth, NJ 19 434
Zhou, Jianguo J Bridgewater, NJ 2 83

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