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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 1989
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald G Wallace, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Hertsel Reihanian, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bruce B Pharriss, Palo Alto, CA (US);
William G Braun, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Collagen Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424423 ; 424400 ; 514 18 ; 514801 ; 514802 ;
Abstract
Injectable aqueous suspensions of biomaterials, such as cross-linked collagen, that contain a biocompatible fluid lubricant, such as glycogen or maltose, are disclosed. The inclusion of the lubricant significantly improves the intrusion of the suspension into soft tissue.