Bioabsorbable composition and coatings including same
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1. A bioabsorbable composition comprising:
- 1) a blend of component A and B;
2) salt of a fatty acid; and
one or more medico-surgically useful substances;
wherein component A comprises the reaction product of a bioabsorbable copolymer obtained by polymerizing a major amount of epsilon-caprolactone and a minor amount of at least one other copolymerizable monomer and component B comprises a member selected from the group consisting of bioabsorbable polymer and bioabsorbable copolymer.
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Abstract
Bioabsorbable compositions of A) blends of bioabsorbable homopolymers and/or copolymers containing glycolide and lactide and B) salts of fatty acids and/or fatty acid esters are described. Processes for making the compositions and surgical articles made totally or in part therefrom, including suture coatings, are also described.
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1. A bioabsorbable composition comprising:
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1) a blend of component A and B; 2) salt of a fatty acid; and one or more medico-surgically useful substances; wherein component A comprises the reaction product of a bioabsorbable copolymer obtained by polymerizing a major amount of epsilon-caprolactone and a minor amount of at least one other copolymerizable monomer and component B comprises a member selected from the group consisting of bioabsorbable polymer and bioabsorbable copolymer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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