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Method of making a packaged antimicrobial suture

  • US 8,112,973 B2
  • Filed: 06/29/2009
  • Issued: 02/14/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of making a packaged antimicrobial suture having improved shelf life, the method comprising the steps of:

  • providing an inner package having a source of antimicrobial agent;

    providing an adsorbent material effective to adsorb a portion of the antimicrobial agent over time;

    positioning a suture within the inner package, the suture comprising one or more surfaces;

    covering the inner package with an outer package having an inner surface; and

    subjecting the suture, the inner package and the inner surface of the outer package to time, temperature and pressure conditions sufficient to vapor transfer an effective amount of the antimicrobial agent from the antimicrobial agent source to the suture and the inner package, thereby substantially inhibiting bacterial colonization on the suture and the inner package, wherein the packaged antimicrobial suture exhibits improved shelf life.

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