Claims
- 1. An article of manufacture comprising a buttressing pledger having essentially a rectangular parallelpiped form and two openings, the two openings being essentially parallel to each other and each of said two openings having a proximal end on a first side and a distal end on a second side of the rectangular parallelpiped form, each of said two openings being continuous from the proximal to the distal end, and a raised surface adjacent to at least each of the proximal ends, and in combination with a wound closure device, the buttressing pledger manufactured from a nonporous, synthetic elastomer in combination with a radiopaque material.
- 2. An article of manufacture comprising a buttressing pledger having essentially a rectangular parallelpiped form and two openings, the two openings being essentially parallel to each other and each of said two openings having a proximal end on a first side and a distal end on a second side of the rectangular parallelpiped form, each of said two openings being continuous from the proximal to the distal end, and a raised surface adjacent to at least each of the proximal ends, the buttressing pledget manufactured from a synthetic elastomeric material and in combination with a radiopaque material.
- 3. The article of claim 1 wherein the wound closure device comprises at least one filament.
- 4. The article of claim 3 wherein the wound closure device comprises a monofilament.
- 5. The article of claim 4 wherein the wound closure device is a surgical suture or ligature.
- 6. The article of claim 3 wherein the wound closure device is a braided suture or ligature.
- 7. The article as in any of claims 1-6 comprising a molded buttressing pledget.
- 8. The article of claim 7 comprising an injection molded buttressing pledget.
- 9. The article of claim 7 comprising a compression molded buttressing pledget.
- 10. The article as in any of claim 1-6 comprising an extruded buttressing pledget.
- 11. The article of claim 3 wherein the nonporous, synthetic elastomer is a silicone rubber.
- 12. The article of claim 11 comprising a heat-stable silicone rubber.
- 13. The article of 12 wherein the heat-stable silicone rubber is a mixture comprising 1,1,1-trimethyl-N-(trimethylsilyl)-silanamine, and hydrolysis products of 1,1,1-trimethyl-N-(trimethyl-silyl)-silanamine and silica.
- 14. The article of claim 13 wherein the mixture comprises 1,1,1-trimethyl-N-(trimethyl-silyl)-silanamine, hydrolysis products of 1,1,1-tri-methyl-N-(trimethylsilyl)-silanamine and silica, a methyl substituted siloxane and a methyl substituted silicone.
- 15. The article of claim 13 wherein the mixture comprises 1,1,1-trimethyl-N-(trimethyl-silyl)-silanamine, hydrolysis products of 1,1,1-tri-methyl-N-(trimethylsilyl)-silanamine and silica, and a dimethyl, methyl hydrogen siloxane copolymer.
- 16. The article as in any of claims 1-6, 11 or 12, wherein the radiopaque material is barium sulfate.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of co-pending application Ser. No. 07/632,555 filed on Dec. 24, 1990, now abandoned.
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