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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
David A Swann, Cambridge, MA (US);
Jing-wen Kuo, Wakefield, MA (US);
Vladimir Pinsky, Brighton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Anika Research, Inc., Woburn, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H / ; C07H / ; C07H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
536 552 ; 536 553 ; 536119 ; 53612313 ; 536127 ; 5361231 ;
Abstract
A method for sterilizing solid hyaluronic acid includes autoclaving solid hyaluronic acid, whereby the solid hyaluronic acid is exposed to saturated steam at positive gauge pressure for a period of time that is sufficient to sterilize the solid hyaluronic acid. In one embodiment, autoclaving includes exposing the solid hyaluronic acid to saturated steam at a gauge pressure of about one atmosphere for a period of time between about fifteen and thirty minutes.