Patent ID: 9173978
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: A61B,A61L,C08L

Abstract:
1. A bioabsorbable melt polymer blend, comprising: 78 weight percent to 82 weight percent of a first bioabsorbable polymer and 18 weight percent to 22 weight percent of a second bioabsorbable polymer, the first bioabsorbable polymer comprising a lactide-rich polymer comprising about 95 mol percent to about 70 mol percent polymerized lactide and about 5 mol percent to about 30 mol percent polymerized glycolide, and the second bioabsorbable polymer comprising poly(p-dioxanone), wherein the polymer blend has a maximum weight percent of poly(p-dioxanone) of 22 weight percent and a minimum weight percent of poly(p-dioxanone) that depends upon the molar amount of polymerized lactide in the lactide-rich polymer and is calculated by the expression: and wherein the polymer blend provides dimensional stability to a manufactured article.