Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
606229000 | Collagen containing | 7 |
20090222039 | SUTURE WITH BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL - Sutures and methods of suturing with a surgical suture having a core made substantially of biological material (such as biopolymers or proteins, for example) and a cover surrounding the core. The section comprising the biological material may be provided adjacent at least a section of suture not comprising biological material. The section comprising the biological material may be provided in the form of strands or a matrix or a spongy material, which may be additionally treated with biological components such as blood, blood fractions or components, platelet-rich plasma, autologous conditioned plasma, bone marrow aspirate, growth factors, antiseptics, and antibiotics, among others. | 09-03-2009 |
20110178549 | Acellular dermal surgical sutura - The invention relates to a surgical suture formed from an acellular, collagen based tissue material. After healing, the suture material will not absorb into the host, but will act as a structural template that will repopulate with viable cells from the host. | 07-21-2011 |
20120259360 | HIGH STRENGTH SUTURE COATED WITH COLLAGEN - A high strength surgical suture formed of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) yarns, the suture being coated with native or denatured collagen. The braided jacket surrounds a core formed of twisted yarns of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene. The suture has exceptional strength, is ideally suited for most orthopedic procedures, and can be attached to a suture anchor or a curved needle. | 10-11-2012 |
20130072974 | COATINGS FOR MODIFYING MONOFILAMENT AND MULTI-FILAMENTS SELF-RETAINING SUTURES - The present invention provides that coatings applied to natural, synthetic and recombinant expressed polymer filaments can be used to modify the properties of monofilament and multifilament self-retaining sutures. In an embodiment of the invention, the coating enables the suture to be easily inserted into tissue, whereupon the extended interaction of the coating and the tissue increase the ability of the tissue retainers to hold the suture in the tissue. In an embodiment of the present invention, the coated polymers have a melting point in the range from between approximately 40° C. to approximately 180° C. while retaining tensile strength. In an embodiment of the invention, the increased strength is due in part to the tissue specific reaction generated by the suture coating. | 03-21-2013 |
20130103079 | BIOMIMETIC MULTIPLE STRAND FIBER MESH AND SUTURES - A material comprising two or more fibers, wherein each of the fibers has a mechanical modulus, and the mechanical modulus of at least one fiber is higher than the mechanical modulus of another fiber. The higher modulus fiber has a longer length than the lower modulus fiber. In various embodiments, the higher modulus fiber is collagen mimetic and the lower modulus fiber is elastin mimetic. A suture is also described, comprising two or more fibers. At least one of the fibers is elastin-like and has a lower elastic modulus than another fiber that is collagen-like and has a higher elastic modulus. The higher modulus collagen-like fiber is longer than the lower modulus elastin-like fiber. | 04-25-2013 |
20140142626 | CROSSLINKED FIBERS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME BY EXTRUSION - The present disclosure relates to a method of forming fibers. First and second precursors, each possessing a core and at least one functional group known to have click reactivity, are mixed. The mixed precursors are then extruded under heat to cross-link during fiber production. | 05-22-2014 |
20150032155 | HYBRID SUTURE WITH MONOFILAMENT AND BRAIDED CONSTRUCTION - A hybrid monofilament/braided surgical suture that combines a monofilament with a braided construction. The hybrid surgical suture may be formed by braiding yarns of high tenacity fibers tightly over a core in the form of a monofilament yarn. The monofilament may be any type of material, for example, a nylon, silk, polyester, polyethylene or polypropylene filament, among many others. The stiffness properties of the hybrid surgical suture allow the suture to be pushed through small and very small diameter tubes and cannulations (such as Lasso instruments, for example) yet fix securely with existing fixation devices (such as knotless suture anchors like PushLock® anchors). | 01-29-2015 |