PHILIP ANGELOS PAPPAS
Nursing in Huntington, WV
License number
Pennsylvania RN142269L
Category
Nursing
Type
Registered Nurse
Address
Address
2
Huntington, WV 25701
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Professional information
Synthetic Absorbable Epidural Catheter
US Patent:
5129889, Jul 14, 1992
Filed:
Jun 25, 1990
Appl. No.:
7/542883
Inventors:
John L. Hahn - Petersburg WV
Philip A. Pappas - Huntington WV
Philip A. Pappas - Huntington WV
International Classification:
A61M 532
US Classification:
604265
Abstract:
A sterile catheter formed of a biodegradable, biocompatible material for use in a continuous epidural anesthesia procedure. The epidural catheter has an effective lumen size and includes a flexible tube molded from a synthetic polymer which is absorbable in living tissue. The catheter is characterized as being dimensionally and structurally stable within the body for the duration of surgery and into the postoperative period and absorbable without causing any unfavorable tissue reaction.