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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2015
Surmodics, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Shawn Fuller, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Bryan A. Claseman, Buffalo, MN (US);
Joram Slager, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Jeffrey J. Missling, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Gary Maharaj, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Gary W. Opperman, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Nathan A. Lockwood, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Robert W. Hergenrother, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Charles Olson, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
SURMODICS, INC., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include wound packing devices and methods of making and using the same. In an embodiment, the invention includes a wound packing device including a plurality of spacing elements capable of absorbing exudate, wherein the surface of the spacing elements resist colonization by microorganisms. The wound packing device can also include a connector connecting the plurality of spacing elements to one another. Other embodiments are also included herein.