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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 1984
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank V Mattei, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Namassivaya Doddi, Upland, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; C08G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 78 ; 528354 ; 528358 ;
Abstract
A synthetic absorbable hemostatic agent for use in the control of osseous hemorrhage, comprising a copolymer of lactide and glycolide containing from about 30% to 70% lactide on a molar basis, and having a molecular weight such that it possesses a putty-like consistency at room temperature. The preferred agent has a lactide/glycolide molar ratio of 65:35 and a molecular weight of between 2000 and 2500 Dalton. The agent may also be mixed with a biocompatible base.