Suture fabricated from syndiotactic polypropylene
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1. A medical device comprising a suture-needle combination comprising a filament spun from a composition containing a syndiotactic polypropylene.
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Abstract
A suture is manufactured from a syndiotactic polypropylene, advantageously by a melt extrusion (spinning) procedure. The suture exhibits greater flexibility than a comparable suture manufactured from isotactic polypropylene.
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- 1. A medical device comprising a suture-needle combination comprising a filament spun from a composition containing a syndiotactic polypropylene.
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12. A method of suturing tissue comprising:
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providing a suture-needle combination wherein said suture comprises a filament spun from a composition containing a syndiotactic polypropylene; piercing tissue with said needle of said suture-needle combination; and drawing said suture at least partially through the tissue.
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