Surgical fastener made from glycolide-rich polymer blends

Surgery – Instruments – Sutureless closure

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128325, 128326, 525415, 528354, A61B 1704

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048891193

ABSTRACT:
There is described a surgical fastener comprising a glycolide-rich blend of two or more polymers, one polymer being a high lactide content polymer and another being a high glycolide content polymer. The blend as a whole contains from about 65 to 85 weight percent polymerized glycolide, with the high glycolide content polymer constituting at least 50 weight percent of the blend.

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