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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:
Oct. 24, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
George D Petito, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424446 ; 424443 ; 424444 ; 424445 ; 424447 ; 424448 ; 424449 ;
Abstract
A tissue adhesive compound which may be a powder, gel, paste or film. The main ingredient is hydrolyzed Type I collagen having a molecular weight between 1,000 and 10,000. The collagen is preferably derived from a bovine source, especially calves under one year of age. The gel form preferably includes 60% hydrolyzed Type I collagen, and has anti-microbial properties not found in the powder form. In any form, the compound is administered to the cleaned wound site where it absorbs exudate, provides physical barrier to bacterial infestation, reduces pain and expedites wound healing. Removal of any compound remaining is unnecessary in subsequent dressing changes.