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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:
Jan. 27, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 11, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel Cohn, Jerusalem, IL;
Eli Pines, Watchung, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Life Medical Sciences, Inc., Edison, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424423 ; 424424 ; 424425 ; 424 7806 ; 128898 ; 5147721 ; 5147727 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for reducing adhesions associated with post-operative surgery. The present method comprises administering or affixing a polymeric composition comprising chain-extended poly(hydroxy-carboxylic acid)/poly(oxyalkylene) ABA triblocks to a site in the body which has been subjected to trauma, e.g. by surgery, excision or inflammatory disease. In the present invention, the polymeric material provides a barrier to prevent or reduce the extent of adhesions forming.