US Patent:
20210402050, Dec 30, 2021
Inventors:
- Bedford MA, US
Barton W. Bracy - Orlando FL, US
Mark D. Brunsvold - Sarasota FL, US
Steven Ek - Bedford MA, US
Alex Goraltchouk - Cambridge MA, US
Matthew Mannarino - Bedford MA, US
Elvira Marchetto - Padova, IT
International Classification:
A61L 17/10
A61L 17/00
A61L 17/12
A61L 27/58
A61L 27/20
A61K 35/28
D06M 16/00
Abstract:
A composite medical textile such as a suture includes a plurality of bioresorbable hyaluronan-based fibers and a plurality of non-resorbable fibers. The hyaluronan-based fibers can include at least one of hyaluronic acid, sodium hyaluronate, or the esters of hyaluronic acid such as the benzyl esters. The non-resorbable fibers can be Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE), and other materials. Methods of making a medical textile are also disclosed.