a flow chart of an embodiment of one particular method is illustrated in FIG. 4A. As shown, the method can generally include manufacturing the surgical needles, preparing the surface of the needles for receiving a coating, coating the needles with a primer coat, base coat, and/or top...
Thus, by increasing the inherent viscosity of poly(p-dioxanone) (from 1.91 dL/g to 2.07 dL/g) used in molding suture clips, the in vivo survival of the clips can be significantly increased. EXAMPLE IV This example provides a comparison of the properties of poly(p-dioxanone) sutures havin...
the suture can be passed more easily through body tissue thereby reducing tissue trauma. These advantages are exhibited in comparison to sutures which do not have their surfaces coated with the polymer of this invention. In this particular application (suture coating), it may be advantageous to us...