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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2020
Applicant:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Ashley Deanglis, Skillman, NJ (US);
Salim Ghodbane, Skillman, NJ (US);
Kevin Shaun Weadock, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Raritan, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/36 (2006.01); A61L 27/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/3675 (2013.01); A61L 27/225 (2013.01); A61L 27/3687 (2013.01); A61L 2400/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and kit for stopping cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks, comprising penetrating and passing through a dural tissue an applicator to access an interior dural space, injecting from the applicator a fibrinogen-containing solution into said dural space, applying a sealing member containing a fibrinogen polymerizing agent onto an exterior surface of the dural tissue, and forming a polymerized fibrinogen or polymerized fibrin clot by contacting the injected fibrinogen-containing solution and the fibrinogen polymerizing agent.