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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
May. 01, 2019
Applicant:
Texas Tech University System, Lubbock, TX (US);
Inventors:
Harvinder Singh Gill, Lubbock, TX (US);
Seth Boese, Lubbock, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Tech University System, Lubbock, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/48 (2006.01); A61K 9/70 (2006.01); A61K 47/34 (2017.01); A61K 31/352 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 31/00 (2013.01); A61K 9/0053 (2013.01); A61K 9/4891 (2013.01); A61K 9/70 (2013.01); A61K 47/34 (2013.01); A61K 31/352 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention includes a medicated dental floss and a method of making a medicated dental floss comprising: stretching a dental floss; dipping the dental floss in a biocompatible polymer—solvent bath to coat the braided dental floss; drying the coated braided dental floss; dipping the coated dental floss in a medicated solution comprising an encapsulated medicament; and drying the medicated encapsulant on the coated dental floss.