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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. 07, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Elaine Whitmore, Bradenton, FL (US);
Marc R. Paquin, Sarasota, FL (US);
Assignee:
Haemacure Corporation, Montreal, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 ; A61K 9/08 ; A61L 2/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 ; A61K 9/08 ; A61L 2/500 ;
Abstract
A fibrin adhesive or sealant composition comprising a biocompatible, bioabsorbable hyaluronic acid material, chitin material, or chitosan material to which fibrinogen and a fibrinogen-cleaving agent are applied, along with other components such as additional coagulation factors, anti-fibrinolytics, stabilizers and biologically active substances. The fibrinogen, fibrinogen-cleaving agent and other components can take the form of dry preparation, an aqueous or nonaqueous preparation, or a combination thereof. Such a composition can be placed directly on, around, or within a wound site and is fully reabsorbed into the body.