Patents,
Presentations and Papers Granted US Patents:
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4,228,045
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10/14/80
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METHOD
OF ADHESION OF RUBBER TO REINFORCING MATERIALS
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4,292,111
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9/29/81
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METHOD
OF ADHESION OF RUBBER TO REINFORCING MATERIALS
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4,284,536
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8/18/81
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COMPOSITION FOR ADHESION OF RUBBER TO REINFORCING MATERIALS
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4,300,973
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11/17/81
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METHOD
OF ADHESION OF RUBBER TO REINFORCING MATERIALS
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4,339,359
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7/13/82
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COMPOSITION FOR THE ADHESIONS OF RUBBER TO REINFORCING
MATERIALS
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4,523,003
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6/11/85
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STORAGE STABLE, ONE PACKAGE, HEAT CURABLE POLYUREA/URETHANE
COATING COMPOSITIONS AND METHOD OF PREPARATION
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4,510,295
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4/9/85
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ABSORBABLE POLYMERS OF SUBSTITUTED BENZOIC ACID
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4,532,928
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8/6/85
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SURGICAL SUTURES MADE FROM ABSORBABLE POLYMERS OF SUBSTITUTED
BENZOIC ACID
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4,546,152
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10/8/85
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POLY(P-DIOXANONE) POLYMERS HAVING IMPROVED RADIATION
RESISTANCE
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4,643,191
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2/17/87
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CRYSTALLINE COPOLYMERS OF P-DIOXANONE AND LACTIDE AND
SURGICAL DEVICES MADE THEREFROM
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4,649,921
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3/17/87
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POLY(P-DIOXANONE) POLYMERS HAVING IMPROVED RADIATION
RESISTANCE
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4,653,497
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3/31/87
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CRYSTALLINE
P-DIOXANONE/GLYCOLIDE COPOLYMERS AND SURGICAL DEVICES MADE
THEREFROM
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4,838,267
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6/13/89
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GLYCOLIDE/P-DIOXANONE BLOCK COPOLYMERS
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4,994,074
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2/19/91
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COPOLYMERS OF e-CAPROLACTONE ,GLYCOLIDE
AND GLYCOLIC ACID FOR SUTURE COATINGS
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5,007,923
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4/16/91
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CRYSTALLINE
COPOLYMERS OF AMORPHOUS (LACTIDE/GLYCOLIDE)AND P-DIOXANONE
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5,019,094
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5/28/91
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CRYSTALLINE COPOLYMERS OF P-DIOXANONE AND POLY(ALKYLENE
OXIDES)
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5,037,950
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8/6/91
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BIOABSORBABLE
COPOLYMERS OF POLYALKYLENE CARBONATE/P-DIOXANONE FOR SUTURES
AND COATINGS
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5,047,048
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9/10/91
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CRYSTALLINE COPOLYMERS OF P-DIOXANONE AND CAPROLACTONE
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5,076,807
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12/31/91
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RANDOM COPOLYMERS OF P-DIOXANONE, LACTIDE AND/OR GLYCOLIDE
AS COATING COPOLYMERS FOR SURGICAL FILAMENTS
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5,089,013
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2/18/92
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SUTURE COATED WITH POLYVINYL ESTER
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5,100,433
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3/31/92
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SUTURE COATED WITH A COPOLYMER COATING COMPOSITION
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5,133,739
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7/28/92
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SEGMENTED
COPOLYMERS OF CAPROLACTONE AND GLYCOLIDE
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5,147,383
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9/15/92
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SUTURE COATED WITH POLYVINYL ESTER
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5,371,176
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12/6/94
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CASTOR OIL POLYMERS
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5,411,554
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5/2/95
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LIQUID FILLED ENVELOPES FOR USE AS SURGICAL IMPLANTS
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5,427,778
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6/27/95
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GEL FORMULATIONS CONTANING GROWTH FACTORS AND ACRYLAMID
POLYMER
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5,442,032
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8/15/95
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COPOLYMERS OF 1,4-DIOXEPANE-2-ONE and 1,5,8,12-TETRAOXACYCLOTETRADECANE-7,14-DIONE
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5,442,033
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8/15/95
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LIQUID COPOLYMERS OF CAPROLACTONE/LACTIDE
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5,464,929
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11/7/95
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ABSORBABLE
POLYOXAESTERS
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5,468,253
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11/21/95
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ELASTOMERIC MEDICAL DEVICES
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5,470,340
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11/28/95
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COPOLYMERS OF(p-DIOXANONE/GLYCOLIDE and/or LACTIDE)
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5,595,751
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01/21/97
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ABSORBABLE POLYOXAESTERS CONTAINING AMINES and/or AMIDO
GROUPS
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5,597,579
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01/28/97
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BLENDS
OF ABSORBABLE POLYOXAAMIDES
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5,599,852
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02/04/97
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INJECTABLE
MICRODISPERSIONS FOR SOFT TISSUE REPAIR AND AUGMENTATION
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5,607,687
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03/04/97
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POLYMER BLENDS CONTAINING ABSORBABLE POLYOXAESTERS
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5,618,552
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04/08/97
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ABSORBABLE POLYOXAESTERS
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5,620,698
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04/15/97
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BLENDS OF ABSORBABLE POLYOXAESTERS CONTAINING AMINES
AND/OR AMIDO GROUPS
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5,631,015
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05/20/97
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LIQUID ABSORBABLE COPOLYMERS FOR PARENTERAL APPLICATIONS
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5,633,343
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05/27/97
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HIGH STRENGTH, FAST ABSORBING, MELT PROCESSABLE, GLYCOLIDE
RICH, POLY(GLYCOLIDE-CO-p-DIOXANONE) COPOLYMERS
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5,639,851
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06/17/97
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HIGH STRENGTH, MELT PROCESSABLE, LACTIDE-RICH, POLY(LACTIDE-CO-p-DIOXANONE)
COPOLYMERS
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5,645,850
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07/08/97
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BLENDS CONTAINING ABSORBABLE POLYOXAAMIDES
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5,648,088
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07/15/97
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BLENDS OF ABSORBABLE POLYOXAESTERS CONTAINING AMINES
AND/OR AMIDE GROUPS
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5,653,992
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08/05/97
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LIQUID ABSORBABLE COPOLYMERS FOR PARENTERAL APPLICATIONS
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5,674,921
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10/07/97
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RADIATION-CURABLE, URETHANE-ACRYLATE PREPOLYMERS AND
CROSSLINKED POLYMERS
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5,698,213
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12/16/97
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HYDROGELS OF ABSORBABLE POLYOXAESTERS
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5,700,583
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12/23/97
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HYDROGELS OF ABSORBABLE POLYOXESTERS CONTAINING AMINES
OR AMIDO GROUPS
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5,703,200
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12/30/97
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ABSORBABLE COPOLYMERS AND BLENDS OF 6,6-DIALKYL-1,4-DIOXEPAN-2-ONE
AND ITS CYCLIC DIMER
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5,713,920
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02/03/98
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ELASTOMERIC MEDICAL DEVICE
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5,714,551
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02/03/98
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HIGH STRENGTH, MELT PROCESSABLE, LACTIDE-RICH, POLY(LACTIDE-CO-p-DIOXANONE)
COPOLYMERS
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5,728,752
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02/17/98
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INJECTABLE MICRODISPERSIONS FOR SOFT TISSUE REPAIR AND
AUGMENTATION
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5,824,333
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10/20/98
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INJECTABLE LIQUID COPOLYMERS FOR SOFT TISSUE REPAIR AND
AGGMENTATION
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5,844,017
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12/01/98
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PREPOLYMERS OF ABSORBABLE POLYOXAESTERS CONTAINING AMINES
AND/OR AMIDO GROUPS
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5,859,150
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01/12/99
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PREPOLYMERS OF ABSORBABLE POLYOXAESTERS
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5,868,788
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02/09/99
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HIGH STRENGTH, MELT PROCESSABLE, LACTIDE-RICH, POLY(LACTIDE-CO-p-DIOXANONE)
COPOLYMERS
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5,951,997
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09/14/99
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ALIPHATIC POLYESTERS OF e-CAPROLACTONE, p-DIOXANONE AND GLYCOLIDE
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5,962,023
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10/05/99
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HYDROGELS CONTAINING ABSORBABLE POLYOXAAMIDES
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| 6,031,018 |
02/29/2000 |
SOLVENTLESS TIPPING OF BRAIDED SURGICAL LIGATURE |
| 6,074,660 |
06/13/2000 |
ABSORBABLE POLYOXAESTERS CONTAINING AMINES AND/OR AMIDO GROUPS |
| 6,100,346 |
08/08/2000 |
COPOLYMERS OF POLYOXAAMIDES |
| 6,113,624 |
09/05/2000 |
ABSORBABLE ELASTOMERIC POLYMER |
| 6,147,168 |
11/14/2001 |
COPOLYMERS OF ABSORBABLE POLYOXAESTERS |
| 6,224,894 |
05/01/2001 |
COPOLYMERS OF ABSORBABLE POLYOXAESTERS |
| 6,251,435 |
06/26/2001 |
HYDROGELS CONTAINING ABSORBABLE POLYOXAAMIDES |
| 6,325,810 |
12/04/2001 |
FOAM BUTTRESS FOR STAPLING APPARATUS |
| 6,335,383 |
01/01/2002 |
MICRODISPERSIONS FOR COATING SURGICAL DEVICES |
| 6,372,256 |
04/16/2002 |
HYDROGELS CONTAINING ABSORBABLE POLYOXAMIDES |
| 6,403,655 |
06/11/2002 |
METHOD OF PREVENTINGADHESIONS WITH ABSORBABLE POLYOXAESTERS |
| 6,458,385 |
10/01/2002 |
HYDROGELS CONTAINING ABSORBABLE POLYOXAMIDES |
| 6,712,838 |
03/30/2004 |
BRAIDED SUTURE WITH IMPROVED KNOT STRENGTH AND PROCESS TO
PRODUCE THE SAME |
6,794,484 |
09/21/2004 |
CRYSTALLIZABLE POLYLACTONE COPOLYMERS
PREPARED FROM MONO- AND DI-FUNCTIONAL POLYMERIZATION INITIATORS |
| 6,831,149 |
12/14/2004 |
POLYMERIZATION PROCESS USING MONO-
AND DI-FUNCTIONAL INITIATORS TO PREPARE FAST CRYSTALLIZING
POLYLACTONE COPOLYMERS |
| 6,932,974 |
8/23/2005 |
METHOD OF PREVENTING ADHESIONS
WITH ABSORBABALE POLYOXAESTERS |
Chapters
in Books:
1.
Rao
S. Bezwada, Dennis D. Jamiolkowski and Kevin Cooper "Poly(p-Dioxanone)
and its Copolymers" in Handbook of Biodegradable Polymer, Harwood
Academic Publishers, Australia, 1997, Abraham J. Domb, Joseph Kost,
David M. Wiseman, eds., Chapter 2, pages 29-61.
2.
Dennis
D. Jamiolkowski, Rao S. Bezwada, and Shalaby W. Shalaby "Copolymerization
of Glycolide with Polymeric Radiostabilizers for the Preparation of
Radiation Sterilizable Braided Sutures", in Irradiation of Polymeric
Materials; Process, Mechanisms, and Applications, ACS Symposium Series
No. 527; American Chemical Society, Washington DC, 1993; Chapter 21.
Presentations:
Las Vegas, 1982 National ACS Meeting
Dallas. Texas, 1989 National ACS Meeting
Charleston, SC, May 1990 Annual Meeting of the Society
for Biomaterials
Scottsdale,
Arizona, May 1991 Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials
Alabama, GA, May 1993 Annual Meeting of the Society for
Biomaterials
Invited
Speaker at the fall 1991 Lecture Series, "Advances in Biotechnology
and Bioengineering" sponsored by the North Jersey section of
American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Delivered a talk entitled,
"Synthetic Absorbable Polymers for Biomedical Applications".
Invited
Speaker at the US-Australia Bilateral Workshop on "Radiation
Effects on Polymeric Materials", August 18-22, 1991, sponsored
by the Australia Department of Science and the US National Science
Foundation at Stanford University. Delivered a talk entitled, "Copolymerization
of Glycolide with Polymeric Radiostabilizers for the Preparation of
Radiation Sterilizable Absorbable Braided Sutures".
Visiting
professor at Stevens Institute of Technology and taught graduate courses
in polyurethane chemistry during 1981-1982 and 1983-84 fall semesters.
Technical Publications:
R.S.
Bezwada and S.S. Stivala, "Selective reaction of Isocyanates
with the Amino groups of 2-Amino-2-Methyl-1,3-Propane diol",
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 25, 292 (1980).
R.S.
Bezwada and S.S. Stivala, "Synthesis and Characterization of
Model Comb-Branched Polyurethanes", ACS National Spring Meeting,
278-279, 23, (1982).
R.S.
Bezwada and S.S. Stivala, "Synthesis and Characterization of
Model Comb-Branched Polyurethanes: 1. Synthesis of Model Comb-Branched
Polyurethanes", Polymer Communications, 84, 26, (1985).
R.S.
Bezwada and S.S. Stivala, "Synthesis and Characterization of
Model Comb-Branched Polyurethanes: 2. Dilute Solution and Viscoelastic
Properties", Polymer Communications, 91, 26, (1985).
R.S.
Bezwada, S.W. Shalaby, and H.D. Newman Jr., "Bioabsorbable Fibers
of p-Dioxanone Copolymers", Agric. Synth. Polym.-ACS Symp. Ser.,
433, 167-173 (1990).
R.S. Bezwada, S.W. Shalaby, H.D. Newman Jr., and A. Kafrawy,
"Bioabsorbable copolymers of p-Dioxanone and Lactide for surgical
Devices", Transactions of the 16th Annual Meeting of the Society
for Biomaterials, 1990, XV, 194.
R.S. Bezwada, S.W. Shalaby, and H.D. Newman Jr., "Bioabsorbable
copolymers of p-Dioxanone: Effect of Composition and Microstructure
of physical and biological properties of Copolymeric p-Dioxanone/Glycolide
Fibers", 197th ACS National Meeting, 197, 39 BTEC (1989).
D.F. Koelmel, D.D. Jamiolkowski, S.W. Shalaby, and R.S.
Bezwada, "Low Modulus Radiation Sterilizable Monofilament Sutures",
Polym. Prepr. 1991, 32 (2) 235.
D.D. Jamiolkowski, S.W. Shalaby, R.S. Bezwada, and H.D.
Newman Jr., "Bioabsorbable Block Copolymers of p-Dioxanone and
Glycolide For Surgical Devices", Transactions of the 16th Annual
Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials, 1990, XV, 193.
R.S. Bezwada, and D.D. Jamiolkowski, "Radiation Sterilizable
Bioabsorbable Sutures" Transactions of the 17th Annual Meeting
of the Society for Biomaterials, 1991, XIV, 186.
R.S. Bezwada, and D.D. Jamiolkowski, "Segmented Copolymers
of e-Caprolactone
and Glycolide For New Absorbable Monofilament Sutures", Transactions
of the 19th Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials, 1993,
XVI, 40.
Rao
S. Bezwada, Dennis D. Jamiolkowski, and In-Young Lee, "Preparation,
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Elimination (ADME) of 14C
Labeled MONOCRYL Suture", Transactions of the 21st Annual Meeting
of the Society for Biomaterials, 1995, XVIII, 209.
Rao
S. Bezwada, Dennis D. Jamiolkowski, In-Young Lee, Vishvaroop Agarwal,
Joseph Persivale, Susan Trenka-Benthin, Modesto Erneta, Jogendra Suryadevara,
Alan Yang, and Sylvia Liu, "MONOCRYLÔ Suture,
a New Ultra-Pliable Absorbable Monofilament Suture", BIOMATERIALS
16, 1141-1148 (1995)
Rao S. Bezwada and
Dennis D. Jamiolkowski, “Hydrophilic Synthetic Absorbable Polyoxa-esters”,
Transactions of the Sixth World Biomaterials Congress (2000) Vol.
2, page 430.
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