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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Lei Shi, Memphis, TN (US);
Catherine Van Der Kar, Memphis, TN (US);
Aleksa Jovanovic, Memphis, TN (US);
Eric Roche, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/48 (2006.01); A01N 25/34 (2006.01); A01N 33/18 (2006.01); A61L 29/16 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01); A61L 27/34 (2006.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01); A61L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/4886 (2013.01); A01N 25/34 (2013.01); A01N 33/18 (2013.01); A61L 27/34 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61L 29/085 (2013.01); A61L 29/16 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); C12Y 304/24027 (2013.01); A61L 2300/254 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods are disclosed for the reduction or elimination of bacterial biofilms on biological and non-biological surfaces, as well as methods for the treatment of wounds, skin lesions, mucous membrane lesions, and other biological surfaces infected or contaminated with bacterial biofilms using compositions comprising thermolysin.