Invention Application
- Patent Title: Coated Colored Medical Devices
- Patent Title (中): 涂层彩色医疗器械
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Application No.: US13193062Application Date: 2011-07-28
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Publication No.: US20120029561A1Publication Date: 2012-02-02
- Inventor: James R. Olson
- Applicant: James R. Olson
- Applicant Address: US NC Research Triangle Park
- Assignee: TELEFLEX MEDICAL INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: TELEFLEX MEDICAL INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Research Triangle Park
- Main IPC: A61B17/04
- IPC: A61B17/04 ; B05D7/00

Abstract:
The present invention provides, in some embodiments, a medical securement device such as sutures, yarns, meshes, filaments, tapes, knits, and composite braids made from fiber materials like UHMWPE which are coated in whole or in part with a colored coating solution. This invention provides surgeons with improved recognition of suture ends in surgery by construction of sutures with ends having different colors. Additionally, the invention provides surgeons with a means for color coding or marking of medical devices for proper recognition of various devices used in surgery for particular tasks and surgical procedures.
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