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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:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dale P. Devore, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Charles Putnam, Belle Meade, NJ (US);
James M. Pachence, Hopewell, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ; A61K 3/817 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ; A61K 3/817 ;
Abstract
Methods and products for rapidly sealing a fluid leak in a tissue are provided. A polymerizable protein is applied to a tissue having an opening which creates a fluid leak in the tissue, in order to seal the opening. The tissue area and opening coated with the polymerizable protein are exposed to an initiator in order to polymerize the covering in situ, and create a seal over the opening that prevents fluid leakage. The methods and products to the invention may be used, for example, to seal airholes in lung injuries and to seal anastomoses and suture lines for blood vessels.