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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:
Dec. 29, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gary L Loomis, Morristown, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Meadox Medicals, Inc., Oakland, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G / ; C08G / ; C08G / ; C08G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
528354 ; 528361 ; 424426 ; 424489 ; 525 541 ; 525408 ; 525413 ; 525415 ; 5147721 ; 5147722 ; 514773 ; 514777 ;
Abstract
Crosslinked compositions formed from a water-insoluble copolymer are disclosed. These compositions are copolymers having a bioresorbable region, a hydrophilic region and at least two crosslinkable functional groups per polymer chain. These compositions are able to form hydrogels in aqueous environments when crosslinked. These hydrogels are good sealants for implantable prostheses when in contact with an aqueous environment. In addition, such hydrogels can be used as delivery vehicles for therapeutic agents.