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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020

Filed:

Dec. 11, 2017
Applicant:

Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);

Inventors:

Terry Morgan, Santa Rosa, CA (US);

Beth Sersen, Santa Rosa, CA (US);

Daniel Schulz-Jander, Oakland, CA (US);

Joseph Traina, Napa, CA (US);

Brian Graham, Santa Rosa, CA (US);

Carol Sullivan, Santa Rosa, CA (US);

Gerald Hodgkinson, Guilford, CT (US);

Assignee:

COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/01 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01); A61P 31/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/115 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61L 27/18 (2006.01); A61L 27/26 (2006.01); A61L 27/28 (2006.01); A61L 27/34 (2006.01); A61L 27/56 (2006.01); A61L 31/04 (2006.01); A61L 31/06 (2006.01); A61L 31/08 (2006.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61B 17/1155 (2013.01); A61B 17/32 (2013.01); A61L 27/18 (2013.01); A61L 27/26 (2013.01); A61L 27/28 (2013.01); A61L 27/34 (2013.01); A61L 27/56 (2013.01); A61L 31/041 (2013.01); A61L 31/06 (2013.01); A61L 31/08 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61L 31/146 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61P 31/00 (2018.01); A61L 2300/416 (2013.01); A61L 2300/602 (2013.01); A61L 2300/606 (2013.01); A61L 2300/802 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to medical devices, and methods for producing and using the devices. In embodiments, the medical device may be a buttress including a porous substrate possessing a therapeutic layer of a chemotherapeutic agent and optional excipient(s) thereon. By varying the form of chemotherapeutic agents and excipients, the medical devices may be used to treat both the area to which the medical device is attached as well as tissue at a distance therefrom.


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