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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eugene P Goldberg, Gainesville, FL (US);
James W Burns, Holliston, MA (US);
Assignees:
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Genzyme Corporation, Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 7806 ; 424423 ; 427-21 ;
Abstract
An improved method for preventing adhesions during surgery. Tissue surfaces and surgical articles involved in the surgery are coated with a solution of a hydrophilic polymeric material prior to manipulation of the tissue during surgery. The composition comprises a solution of hyaluronic acid, a salt thereof or mixtures thereof having a molecular weight of from about 50,000 to less than about 500,000 and having a concentration of from about 0.01 to about 15% by weight.