Inventor
KAPLAN DONALD S
US37 patents
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UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP
32 patentsUS5356629AOct 18, 1994
Composition for effecting bone repair
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP412 citations99
US5217495AJun 8, 1993
Synthetic semiabsorbable composite yarn
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP443 citations99
US5147400ASep 15, 1992
Connective tissue prosthesis
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP246 citations99
US5019093AMay 28, 1991
Braided suture
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP302 citations99
US4744365AMay 17, 1988
Two-phase compositions for absorbable surgical devices
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP171 citations99
US6260699B1Jul 17, 2001
Packaged synthetic absorbable surgical elements
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP93 citations98
US5674286AOct 7, 1997
Bioabsorbable medical implants
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP1,568 citations98
US5518502AMay 21, 1996
Compositions, methods and apparatus for inhibiting fogging of endoscope lenses
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP357 citations98
US5320624AJun 14, 1994
Blends of glycolide and/or lactide polymers and caprolactone and/or trimethylene carbonate polymers and absorbable surgical devices made therefrom
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP129 citations98
US5261886ANov 16, 1993
Cabled core and braided suture made therefrom
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP122 citations98
US5226912AJul 13, 1993
Combined surgical needle-braided suture device
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP120 citations98
US5123912AJun 23, 1992
Absorbable coating composition, coated sutures and method of preparation
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP117 citations98
US4990158AFeb 5, 1991
Synthetic semiabsorbable tubular prosthesis
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP132 citations98
US5376118ADec 27, 1994
Support material for cell impregnation
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP300 citations97
US5468252ANov 21, 1995
Packaged synthetic absorbable surgical elements
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP57 citations96
US5462162AOct 31, 1995
Packaged synthetic absorbable surgical elements
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP59 citations96
US5456697AOct 10, 1995
Cabled core and braided suture made therefrom
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP54 citations96
US5306289AApr 26, 1994
Braided suture of improved characteristics
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP107 citations96
US5222978AJun 29, 1993
Packaged synthetic absorbable surgical elements
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP52 citations96
US5037429AAug 6, 1991
Method for improving the storage stability of a polymeric braided suture susceptible to hydrolytic degradation and resulting article
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP53 citations96
US4844854AJul 4, 1989
Process for making a surgical device using two-phase compositions
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP65 citations96
US4839130AJun 13, 1989
Process of making an absorbable surgical device
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP55 citations96
US5475063ADec 12, 1995
Blends of glycolide and/or lactide polymers and caprolactone and/or trimethylene carbonate polymers and absorbable surgical devices made
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP82 citations95
US5502159AMar 26, 1996
Absorbable composition
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP24 citations93
US5472702ADec 5, 1995
Sterilization of growth factors
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP22 citations93
US5366081ANov 22, 1994
Packaged synthetic absorbable surgical elements
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP43 citations93
US5314989AMay 24, 1994
Absorbable composition
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP33 citations93
US6228954B1May 8, 2001
Blends of glycolide and/or lactide polymers and caprolactone and/or trimethylene carbonate polymers and absorabable surgical devices made therefrom
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP44 citations92
US5312437AMay 17, 1994
Absorbable coating composition and suture coated therewith
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP32 citations92
US5124103AJun 23, 1992
Two phase compositions for absorbable surgical devices
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP31 citations92
US5225520AJul 6, 1993
Absorbable composition
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP17 citations82
US5618313AApr 8, 1997
Absorbable polymer and surgical articles fabricated therefrom
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP13 citations74
AMERICAN CYANAMID CO
4 patentsUS4246904AJan 27, 1981
Surgical suture derived from segmented polyether-ester block copolymers
AMERICAN CYANAMID CO37 citations93
US4224946ASep 30, 1980
Surgical sutures derived from segmented polyether-ester block copolymers
AMERICAN CYANAMID CO27 citations82
US4237892ADec 9, 1980
Multi-beveled, v-shaped needle point
AMERICAN CYANAMID CO20 citations77
US4314561AFeb 9, 1982
Surgical suture derived from segmented polyether-ester block copolymers
AMERICAN CYANAMID CO16 citations74