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WO1998031735A1 - Ameliorations apportees a un materiau pour suture a base de polypropylene - Google Patents

Ameliorations apportees a un materiau pour suture a base de polypropylene Download PDF

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WO1998031735A1
WO1998031735A1 PCT/US1997/012328 US9712328W WO9831735A1 WO 1998031735 A1 WO1998031735 A1 WO 1998031735A1 US 9712328 W US9712328 W US 9712328W WO 9831735 A1 WO9831735 A1 WO 9831735A1
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suture material
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Russell L. Stainfield
Andrea M. Sadowski
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Aristech Chemical Corporation
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L17/00—Materials for surgical sutures or for ligaturing blood vessels ; Materials for prostheses or catheters
    • A61L17/04—Non-resorbable materials
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
    • C08L—COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS
    • C08L23/00—Compositions of homopolymers or copolymers of unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having only one carbon-to-carbon double bond; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers
    • C08L23/02—Compositions of homopolymers or copolymers of unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having only one carbon-to-carbon double bond; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers not modified by chemical after-treatment
    • C08L23/10—Homopolymers or copolymers of propene
    • C08L23/12—Polypropene
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
    • C08L—COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS
    • C08L91/00—Compositions of oils, fats or waxes; Compositions of derivatives thereof
    • C08L91/06—Waxes

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  • This invention is drawn to an improved extrusion grade polypropylene based formulation suitable for use as surgical suture material.
  • the improved suture material possesses enhanced physical properties including: suppleness, softness, fray resistance, knot retention and skin slipperiness.
  • the present invention is drawn to an improved formulation for polypropylene.
  • This improved formulation is useful in the production of surgical sutures and the like.
  • surgical sutures made of polypropylene have suffered from the drawbacks of: (1) lacking suppleness and softness; (2) being prone to fraying when a surgical knot is slid down the suture; and (3) not maintaining skin slipperiness.
  • sutures Menezes et al, in U.S. Patent Nos. 4,520,822 and 4,620,542 disclose surgical monofilament sutures.
  • the sutures are said to possess improved compliance, compared with polypropylene homopolymer sutures.
  • these sutures suffer from the above drawbacks.
  • the sutures of the present invention possess superior suppleness, softness, fray resistance, knot retention and skin slipperiness.
  • Hinsch in U.S. Patent No. 4,577,264 discloses surgical filaments such as sutures and ligatures made of a blend of polypropylene and linear low density polyethylene. These sutures are not subject to the above drawbacks.
  • the present invention overcomes the same drawbacks without the need for a low density polyethylene additive.
  • the present invention attains these superior properties by incorporating a branched chain polyolefin wax, such as a polyethylene wax, into the blend. Additionally, the present invention attains these superior properties with lower concentrations of additive than is taught by the Hinch reference.
  • the object of present invention is to provide an improved formulation for polypropylene useful in the production of surgical sutures and the like. It is a further objective of the present invention to provide for a surgical suture material having improved suppleness, softness, fray resistance, knot retention and having improved skin slipperiness.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide for an improved additive package to be used in combination with typical extrusion grade polypropylene formulations.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide for a suture material suitable for use within the human body.
  • the improved suture material must be suitable for use in surgical material. That is, the material must be approved by the relevant governmental agency(s) regulating materials suitable for use in medical application.
  • the present invention provides for a polypropylene surgical material comprising extrusion grade polypropylene.
  • the polypropylene is made as is common in the art. For example, as disclosed in the '264 reference.
  • the improvement comprises the addition of a branched chain polyolefin wax, to a typical additive package for polypropylene blend suture material.
  • Typical polypropylene suture material composition additive packages are well known in the art. For example, additive packages as disclosed in any of the cited references.
  • the present invention is an improved material suitable for use as a surgical suture material.
  • the material comprises extrusion grade polypropylene suitable for use as a surgical suture material and the like. These materials are well known in the art.
  • the material comprises a polypropylene homopolymer.
  • F-040-A suture grade polypropylene material manufactured by Aristech Chemical Corporation.
  • the improvement of the present invention comprises the addition of a branched chain polyolefin wax to the polypropylene blend formulation.
  • the olefin wax is a branched chain low molecular weight polyolefin wax such as a branched chain low molecular weight polyethylene wax.
  • a branched chain low molecular weight polyethylene wax such as AC-617, manufactured by Allied Signal.
  • the was is added in an amount of about 0.1 to 2.0 wt%. Preferably, 0.5 to 0.95 wt%.
  • a 2 melt flow homopolymer reactor powder is blended in: 0.2 wt% of a lubricant such as calcium stearate; 0.2 wt% anti-static agent, 0.4 wt% of a thermal stabilizer, 0.2 wt% of a primary anti-oxidant, and 0.75 wt% AC-617 branched chain low molecular weight polyethylene wax. Wherein all additive quantities measured +/- 20%.
  • a lubricant such as calcium stearate
  • anti-static agent 0.2 wt% anti-static agent
  • 0.4 wt% of a thermal stabilizer 0.2 wt% of a primary anti-oxidant
  • 0.75 wt% AC-617 branched chain low molecular weight polyethylene wax 0.75 wt% AC-617 branched chain low molecular weight polyethylene wax.

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Abstract

Cette invention porte sur une composition améliorée convenant parfaitement comme matériau pour suture chirurgicale. Cette composition est obtenue par adjonction d'une cire polyoléfine à chaîne ramifiée à un polypropylène du type à extrusion se prêtant bien à des applications chirurgicales. Ce matériau amélioré pour suture renforce la souplesse, la douceur, la résistance à l'effilochage, la tenue du noeud et la glissance sur la peau du fil chirurgical.
PCT/US1997/012328 1997-01-21 1997-07-14 Ameliorations apportees a un materiau pour suture a base de polypropylene WO1998031735A1 (fr)

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WO2002076521A3 (fr) * 2001-03-26 2003-02-27 Tyco Healthcare Sutures en polyolefine a caracteristiques de traitement ameliorees
WO2009152487A3 (fr) * 2008-06-13 2010-08-19 Smith & Nephew, Inc. Dispositifs de fixation pour une réparation de tissu
WO2012162135A1 (fr) * 2011-05-20 2012-11-29 The Procter & Gamble Company Article jetable contenant des fibres formées à partir de compositions polymères/cires
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US3791388A (en) * 1971-09-22 1974-02-12 Ethicon Inc Covered suture
US4701487A (en) * 1983-06-06 1987-10-20 Petrolite Corporation Extrusion processing aid composition and polyolefin containing same

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US3791388A (en) * 1971-09-22 1974-02-12 Ethicon Inc Covered suture
US4701487A (en) * 1983-06-06 1987-10-20 Petrolite Corporation Extrusion processing aid composition and polyolefin containing same

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WO2002076521A3 (fr) * 2001-03-26 2003-02-27 Tyco Healthcare Sutures en polyolefine a caracteristiques de traitement ameliorees
WO2009152487A3 (fr) * 2008-06-13 2010-08-19 Smith & Nephew, Inc. Dispositifs de fixation pour une réparation de tissu
US9926653B2 (en) 2011-05-20 2018-03-27 The Procter & Gamble Company Fibers of polymer-wax compositions
WO2012162130A1 (fr) * 2011-05-20 2012-11-29 The Procter & Gamble Company Fibres formées à partir de compositions polymères/cires
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US9205006B2 (en) 2013-03-15 2015-12-08 The Procter & Gamble Company Absorbent articles with nonwoven substrates having fibrils
US11110013B2 (en) 2014-09-10 2021-09-07 The Procter & Gamble Company Nonwoven webs with hydrophobic and hydrophilic layers
US11839531B2 (en) 2014-09-10 2023-12-12 The Procter And Gamble Company Nonwoven webs with hydrophobic and hydrophilic layers
US11129919B2 (en) 2016-03-09 2021-09-28 The Procter & Gamble Company Absorbent article with activatable material
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