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Ethylene-propylene copolymer sutures
Assignee: Ethicon Inc
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Filing: 1983-09-13
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Granted: 1985-06-04
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Expires: 2003-09-13
Abstract
Abstract Sterile surgical monofilament sutures are disclosed. The sutures are made from ethylene-propylene copolymers, and have improved compliance, compared with polypropylene homopolymer sutures.
Inventors
- 👤 Edgar V. Menezes
- 👤 Peter Steinheuser
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 04:18
CPC Classifications
D; D01; D01F; D01F6/00; D01F6/28; D01F6/30; A; A61; A61L; A61L17/00; A61L17/04; D01F6/02; D01F6/04; D01F6/06; C; C08; C08L; C08L23/00; C08L23/02; C08L23/10; C08L23/14; C08L23/142; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
63 words
A sterile surgical monofilament suture comprising an ethylene-propylene copolymer, said copolymer containing a small amount of polymerized ethylene, the balance being polymerized propylene, said ethylene being present in an amount sufficient to impart a significant reduction in Young's Modulus to the suture compared with a comparable polypropylene homopolymer suture, wherein said copolymer contains from about 0.3 to about 7 weight percent polymerized ethylene.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
63 words
A sterile surgical monofilament suture comprising an ethylene-propylene copolymer, said copolymer containing a small amount of polymerized ethylene, the balance being polymerized propylene, said ethylene being present in an amount sufficient to impart a significant reduction in Young's Modulus to the suture compared with a comparable polypropylene homopolymer suture, wherein said copolymer contains from about 0.3 to about 7 weight percent polymerized ethylene.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
63 words
A sterile surgical monofilament suture comprising an ethylene-propylene copolymer, said copolymer containing a small amount of polymerized ethylene, the balance being polymerized propylene, said ethylene being present in an amount sufficient to impart a significant reduction in Young's Modulus to the suture compared with a comparable polypropylene homopolymer suture, wherein said copolymer contains from about 0.5 to about 5 weight percent polymerized ethylene.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
63 words
A sterile surgical monofilament suture comprising an ethylene-propylene copolymer, said copolymer containing a small amount of polymerized ethylene, the balance being polymerized propylene, said ethylene being present in an amount sufficient to impart a significant reduction in Young's Modulus to the suture compared with a comparable polypropylene homopolymer suture, wherein said copolymer contains from about 0.5 to about 5 weight percent polymerized ethylene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The sterile suture of claim 1 wherein said copolymer has a melt flow determined by ASTM D-1238, condition L, of from about 0.5 to about 7.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The sterile suture of claim 3 wherein the copolymer has a melt flow of less than about 3.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
The sterile suture of claim 1 wherein said suture has the following properties: ______________________________________
Tensile strength, psi
40,000 to 100,000
Knot strength, psi
30,000 to 90,000
Break elongation, %
40 to 120
Young's Modulus, psi
100,000 to 350,000.
______________________________________
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
The sterile suture of claim 3 wherein said suture has the following properties: ______________________________________
Tensile strength, psi
40,000 to 100,000
Knot strength, psi
30,000 to 90,000
Break elongation, %
40 to 120
Young's Modulus, psi
100,000 to 350,000.
______________________________________
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
The sterile suture of claim 4 wherein said suture has the following properties: ______________________________________
Tensile strength, psi
40,000 to 100,000
Knot strength, psi
30,000 to 90,000
Break elongation, %
40 to 120
Young's Modulus, psi
100,000 to 350,000.
______________________________________
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
A sterile needled suture comprising the suture of claim 1 attached to a needle.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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