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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2021
Applicant:
University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Francis Badylak, West Lafayette, IN (US);
George S. Hussey, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Assignee:
University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/52 (2006.01); A61L 27/36 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/3633 (2013.01); A61L 27/52 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61L 2400/06 (2013.01); A61L 2430/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is disclosed for treating a fistula in a subject, such as, but not limited to, an anal fistula. In some embodiments, the method includes administering locally to the fistula in the subject an effective amount of a composition comprising a mammalian acoustic extracellular matrix (ECM) hydrogel, and optionally trehalose. Compositions of use in these methods are also disclosed.