Surgery – Instruments – Suture or ligature
Patent
1990-02-01
1992-02-18
Isabella, David J.
Surgery
Instruments
Suture or ligature
606231, 427 2, A61L 1700, A01N 102, A61K 102
Patent
active
050890131
ABSTRACT:
A surgical suture having a coating thereon of at least one polyvinyl ester, and a method for improving the knot tiedown performance of a suture by first coating a polyvinyl ester solution onto the surface of the suture and then removing the solvent from the coated suture.
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Bezwada Rao S.
Hunter Alastair W.
Burke Elizabeth M.
Ethicon Inc.
Goodwin Matthew S.
Isabella David J.
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