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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
George D. Petito, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/170 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/170 ;
Abstract
A method for decreasing or shortening the length of time required to complete a surgical procedure by the application of hyaluronic acid to the surgical site, and for wound management by topical application of hyaluronic acid to a wound by syringe through a thin film dressing. The method of wound management results in accelerated wound healing time. The solution of hyaluronic acid may include an effective amount of a polysulfated glycosaminoglycan for stimulating macrophage activity at the surgical wound site.