Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1986-09-26
1989-06-27
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery
Truss
Pad
623 13, 424 78, 514822, 128334R, A61L 1700
Patent
active
048419680
ABSTRACT:
The controlled first-order release of either an antithrombotic or thrombolytic agent from a sutures at an anastomosis site is disclosed which prevents postoperative thrombosis and improves vascular patency in animals. A suitable polymer, such as polycaprolactone, is blended with prostacyclin or analogues of prostacyclin to form the suture material.
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Dunn Richard L.
Eddy Carlton A.
Gibson John W.
Laufe Leonard E.
Apley Richard J.
Prebilic Paul
Southern Research Institute
Texas Health Science Center
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