Patent ID: 8834522
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: A61B,A61L

Abstract:
1. A suture having shape memory capability comprising a multifilament comprising a combination of biodegradable filaments and of non-biodegradable filaments, wherein the biodegradable filaments are formed of a material comprising a biodegradable shape memory polymer composition wherein the composition comprises: a) at least one hard segment which has a T b) at least one soft segment which has a T wherein at least one of the hard or soft segments includes a biodegradable region or at least one of the hard segment(s) is linked to at least one of the soft segment(s) through a biodegradable linkage, and wherein the non-biodegradable filaments are formed of a material comprising a non-biodegradable shape memory polymer composition wherein the composition comprises: c) at least one hard segment which has a T d) at least one soft segment which has a T