Filament fabricated from a blend of ionomer resin and nonionic thermoplastic resin
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1. A medical device comprising a filament fabricated from a biologically acceptable resin blend comprising ionomer resin and nonionic thermoplastic resin.
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Abstract
A filament is fabricated from a biologically acceptable blend of an ionomer resin such as an ionically crosslinked ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymer and a nonionic thermoplastic resin, e.g., a polyolefin such as an isotactic polypropylene.
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- 1. A medical device comprising a filament fabricated from a biologically acceptable resin blend comprising ionomer resin and nonionic thermoplastic resin.
- 11. A suture fabricated from a biologically acceptable resin blend comprising ionomer resin and nonionic thermoplastic resin.
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26. A surgical mesh fabricated from a biologically acceptable resin blend comprising ionomer resin and nonionic thermoplastic resin.
- 27. A suture fabricated from a filament obtained by the process comprising melt extruding a biologically acceptable and compatible resin blend comprising ionomer resin and nonionic thermoplastic resin to provide a monofilament, cooling the monofiliment, stretching the cooled monofilament and annealing the stretched monofilament.
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31. A process of closing a wound comprising:
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providing a suture fabricated from a biologically acceptable resin blend comprising ionomer resin an nonionic thermoplastic resin; and suturing said wound closed with said suture. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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33. A process of hernia repair comprising:
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providing a surgical mesh fabricated from a biologically acceptable resin blend comprising ionomer resin and nonionic thermoplastic resin; and employing said mesh in repairing a hernia.
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