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.
Abstract:
A bone-repair composite includes a core and a sheath. The core is a first primary unit including a combination of a first set of yarns coated with an apatite calcium phosphate mineral layer. The first set of yarns being made from a first group of one ore more polymers. The sheath is a second primary unit which can be either polymer or including a combination of a second set of yarns or one or more polymer coatings. The second set of yarns being made from a second group of one or more polymers, wherein the composite is made by covering the core with the sheath, and the composite is compression molded to allow the sheath to bond to the core. The bone-repair composite has a bending modulus comparable to that of a mammalian bone, such that the ratio of the core to the sheath is provided to maximize the mechanical strength of the bone-repair composite to mimic the mammalian bone. Furthermore, a method for making a bone repair synthetic composite comprising the steps of: treating a polymer fiber with a surface modifying chemical, wherein the polymer fiber is a natural polymer or a synthetic polymer; coating the polymer fiber with a mineral layer; and forming a primary structure with at least one of the mineral coated polymers or at least one of the polymer fibers.
Abstract:
A bone-repair composite includes a core and a sheath. The core is a first primary unit including a combination of a first set of yarns coated with an apatite calcium phosphate mineral layer. The first set of yarns being made from a first group of one ore more polymers. The sheath is a second primary unit which can be either polymer or including a combination of a second set of yarns or one or more polymer coatings. The second set of yarns being made from a second group of one or more polymers, wherein the composite is made by covering the core with the sheath, and the composite is compression molded to allow the sheath to bond to the core. The bone-repair composite has a bending modulus comparable to that of a mammalian bone, such that the ratio of the core to the sheath is provided to maximize the mechanical strength of the bone-repair composite to mimic the mammalian bone. Furthermore, a method for making a bone repair synthetic composite comprising the steps of: treating a polymer fiber with a surface modifying chemical, wherein the polymer fiber is a natural polymer or a synthetic polymer; coating the polymer fiber with a mineral layer; and forming a primary structure with at least one of the mineral coated polymers or at least one of the polymer fibers.
Abstract:
A mounting mat for an exhaust gas treatment device includes first and second major opposite facing surfaces, leading and trailing edges, and opposite lateral edges. At least a portion of one or both of the opposite lateral edges includes an edge protectant that protects the mounting mat against erosion from hot gases encountered during the normal operation of the exhaust gas treatment device. The edge protectant remains flexible after it has been applied to the mounting mat and substantially dried. Also disclosed is an exhaust gas treatment device that includes a housing and a fragile structure mounted within the housing by the mounting mat. Additionally disclosed are methods of making the mounting mat and an exhaust gas treatment device.