Synthetic absorbable epidural catheter

Details Synthetic absorbable epidural catheter Synthetic absorbable epidural catheter

1990-06-25

1992-07-14

Rosenbaum, C. Fred

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

604 51, 604158, 604280, A61M 532

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051298899

ABSTRACT:
A sterile catheter formed of a biodegradable, biocompatible material for use in a continuous epidural anesthesia procedure. The epidural catheter has an effective lumen size and includes a flexible tube molded from a synthetic polymer which is absorbable in living tissue. The catheter is characterized as being dimensionally and structurally stable within the body for the duration of surgery and into the postoperative period and absorbable without causing any unfavorable tissue reaction.

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