Isotactic polypropylene surgical sutures

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A61L 17/00 (2006.01) A61L 17/14 (2006.01) D01D 5/10 (2006.01) D01F 6/06 (2006.01)

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CA 1098668

Abstract of the Disclosure An isotactic polypropylene suture having good long range flex life and creep resistance is disclosed. Specifically, the suture has a denier of from about 30 to about 3000 and the following characteristics: Tensile Strength-gpd 4.3-7.5 Knot Strength-gpd 3.0-5.0 Percent Elongation to Break 20.0-30.0 Young's Modulus-psi 5.4x105-9.5x105 Flexural Fatigue Resistance (F) (Cycles to break), as defined by, F=1.251x108xD-1.77 where D=denier Static Creep - % Elongation <8.0 To produce the suture, isotactic polypropylene is extruded at a temperature between about 425°F. and about 550°F. into a filament, and is then liquid quenched at about 125°F. to about 175°F. with simultaneous stretching thereof to about 1.0X to about 5.0X. The filament is then passed through a heating and drawing zone at about 205°F. to give from about a 5.0X to about 8.0X draw ratio. This twice-drawn filament is then passed through a second heating and drawing zone at a temperature of about 300 to about 450°F. at a final draw of from about 0.95X to about 1.6X. The fils are then collected and cut to the required length.

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