Invention Grant
- Patent Title: High strength suture coated with RGD peptide
- Patent Title (中): 高强度缝合线涂有RGD肽
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Application No.: US13186054Application Date: 2011-07-19
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Publication No.: US08383188B2Publication Date: 2013-02-26
- Inventor: Augustus D. Mazzocca , Mary Beth McCarthy
- Applicant: Augustus D. Mazzocca , Mary Beth McCarthy
- Applicant Address: US CT Farmington
- Assignee: University of Connecticut
- Current Assignee: University of Connecticut
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Farmington
- Agency: Dickstein Shapiro LLP
- Main IPC: B05D3/10
- IPC: B05D3/10 ; A61B17/04 ; A61L17/00

Abstract:
A high strength surgical suture material with improved tie down characteristics and tissue compliance formed of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) yarns, the suture being coated with arginine-glycine-aspartate (RGD) peptide. The suture has exceptional strength, is ideally suited for most orthopedic procedures, and can be attached to a suture anchor or a curved needle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110274824A1 HIGH STRENGTH SUTURE COATED WITH RGD PEPTIDE Public/Granted day:2011-11-10
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