Packaged synthetic absorbable surgical elements
CA 2046095 A1 · Owner: United States Surgical Corporation · Inventors: Brown, David L.; Holzwarth, Henry A.; Muth, Ross R.
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Synthetic absorbable sutures are filled with a stabilizing agent preferably a mixture of glycerol and calcium lactate and inserted into a, retainer having a narrow convoluted passageway. The retainer is inserted into an open foil pouch with a package stabilizing element such as a paper sheet, filled with stabilizing agent. The package containing the suture retainer, and package stabilizing element is sterilized aerated, equilibrated to a, relatively high moisture level and sealed. Long lengths of suture and doubled-over and tripled-over suture may be withdrawn from the retainer with low force without damaging the suture. Bends and kinks in the suture are prevented so as to provide a …
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- Filed July 2, 1991. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 2, 2011.
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