ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVE SURGICAL SUTURE PRODUCTION METHOD

Abstract

This invention is related to a surgical suture production method that has been given electrical conductivity to the surgical suture. The surgical suture production method subjected to the invention comprises the steps of, dissolving a conductive or semi conductive polymer that is to be used as coating material in a solvent together with a dopant that increases electrical conductivity, immersing the surgical suture inside this solution and coating the suture, taking the suture out of the solution and obtaining an electrical conductive layer on the suture after the solution on it has evaporated.

Claims

1. A surgical suture production method comprising dissolving a conductive or semi conductive polymer in a solvent together with a dopant, wherein the conductive or semi conductive polymer is used as a coating material and the dopant increases electrical conductivity; immersing a surgical suture inside a solution obtained and coating the surgical suture; taking the surgical suture out of the solution; and obtaining a conductive layer on the surgical suture after the solution on the surgical suture has evaporated.

2. The surgical suture production method according to claim 1, wherein the surgical suture is produced from any material selected from a group consisting of polyglactin 910, polyglycolic acid, glycolic polymer, lactic polymer, polyglyconate, polyglecapron 25, glycomer 631, polyglytone 6211, silk, polyester, polyamide, polypropylene, polybutester, polymerized caprolactam or stainless steel.

3. The surgical suture production method according to claim 2, wherein the coating material is at least one material selected from a group consisting of Poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl), polyacetylene, poliphenylene vinyl, polypyrrole, polythiophene, polyaniline, polyphenylene sulphate, polyfluorene, polyphenylene, polycarbazole, poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene), poly(carbazole-dithiophene-benzothiadiazole) or Poly[2,1,3-benzothiadiazole-4,7-diil[4,4-bis(2-ethylhexyl)-4H-cyclopenta[2,1-b:3,4-b]dithiophene-2,6-Diil]].

4. The surgical suture production method according to claim 3, wherein the dopant is at least one agent selected from a group consisting of dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid, iodine, bromide, camphor sulphonic acid or 2,3,5,6-Tetrafluoro-7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane.

5. The surgical suture production method according to claim 4, wherein the solution is any agent selected from a group consisting of p-Xylene, m-cresol, dioxane or dimethyl sulfoxide.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] The surgical sutures that are available in the market and that are used in suturing nerves have been coated to have a fine layer on the suture by using biocompatible conductive materials. Said surgical suture can be produced from materials such as polyglactin 910, polyglycolic acid, glycolic polymer, lactic polymer, polyglyconate, polyglecapron 25, glycomer 631, polyglytone 6211, silk, polyester, polyamide, polypropylene, polybutester, polymerized caprolactam or stainless steel.

[0018] As coating materials, Poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl), polyacetylene, poliphenylene vinyl, polypyrrole and derivatives thereof, polythiophene and derivatives thereof, polyaniline and derivatives thereof, polyphenylene sulphate, polyfluorene and derivatives thereof, polyphenylene and derivatives thereof, polycarbazole and derivatives thereof, poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene), poly(carbazole-dithiophene-benzothiadiazole) or Poly[2,1,3-benzothiadiazole-4,7-diil[4,4-bis(2-ethylhexyl)-4H-cyclopenta [2,1-b:3,4-b]dithiophene-2,6-Diil]] can be used.

[0019] Dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid, iodine, bromide, camphor sulphonic acid or 2,3,5,6-Tetrafluoro-7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane can be used as conductivity increasing dopant.

[0020] As a solution p-Xylene, m-cresol, dioxane or dimethyl sulfoxide can be used.

[0021] The production method of the surgical suture subjected to the invention comprises the steps of; [0022] dissolving a conductive or semi conductive polymer that is to be used as a coating material in a solvent together with a dopant that increases the electrical conductivity, [0023] immersing the surgical suture inside this solution and coating it, [0024] taking the suture out of the solution, [0025] obtaining a conductive layer on the suture after the solution is evaporated.