Inventor
HUNTER ALASTAIR W
US15 patents
Patents
15 patentsUS4994074AFeb 19, 1991
Copolymers of ε-caprolactone, glycolide and glycolic acid for suture coatings
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Surgical device for enclosing an internal organ
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Suture coated with a copolymer coating composition
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Suture coated with a polyvinyl ester
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Juncture-lubricated needle-suture combination
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Copolymers of 1,4-dioxepan-2-one and 1,5,8,12-tetraoxacyclotetradecane-7-14-dione
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Castor oil polymers
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Sterilized heterogeneous braids
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Bioabsorbable copolymers of polyalkylene carbonate/RHO-dioxanone for sutures and coatings
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Braided suture with improved knot strength and process to produce same
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Coating mixture for surgical articles
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US5102420AApr 7, 1992
Suture coated with a polyetheramide
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Surgical device for enclosing an internal organ
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Ethylene-propylene coatings for sutures
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Suture coated with a polyvinyl ester
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