Patent ID: 6689153
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: A61B,A61L,Y10S

Abstract:
A medical device comprising:a suture anchor; and a coating covering a predetermined portion of said suture anchor, wherein said coating includes at least one of an anti-microbial agent or a site specific drug, wherein said coating includes at least one of: a silver, a Silicone Rubber Coating, a Fibrin Glue, a Polymethylethacrylate (PMMA) Cement, a Hydroxyanatite Cement, a plurality of PMMA Beads, an Antibiotic Spray, a biodegradable Collagen, a Liposomes, a Collegen Scaffold, a Poylactuc acid microcapsule, a Poly-L-lactic Acid (PLLA) scoffold, a Polyhydroxyethyl methacrylate (pHEMA), a Polwvinylalcholo and a gum arabica blend matrix, or a plurality of Xerogel discs using a solgel process; and a gentamycin, a benzethonium chloride, an acid antibiotic, a penicillin, a high heparin content polyquaternary polyurethane elastomer, a cephiosporin, a penicillanic acid, a vancomycin, a neomycin, an erythromycin, a streptomycin, a cycloserine, a tetracycline, an aureomycin, a terramycin (oxtetracycline) gentamycin, or a polymyxin B.