Patent ID: 9533068
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: A61K,A61L,B29C,B29K,B29L,D01D,D02G

Claim:
1. An ophthalmic suture comprising one or more fibers between about 20 microns and about 60 microns in diameter and having a tensile strength between about 1 GPa and about 2.5 GPa, the fibers comprising a mixture of a biodegradable, biocompatible polymer selected from the group of polymers consisting of polyhydroxyacids, polyhydroxyalkanoates, polycaprolactones, polyanhydrides, polyesters, hydrophobic polyethers, and copolymers thereof and a polyalkylene oxide hydrophilic polymer, wherein the amount of the hydrophilic polymer is from about 1 to about 10% by weight of the finished fiber, and one or more therapeutic, diagnostic, or prophylactic agents directly dispersed or incorporated into the polymer mixture, wherein an effective amount of the therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic agent is released from the suture for at least seven days after placement.