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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jianmin Li, Lexington, MA (US);
Weenna Bucay-Couto, Bedford, MA (US);
Timothy P. Harrah, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
SciMed Life Systems, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1715 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1715 ;
Abstract
A method of reducing adhesion at a site of trauma includes forming a film from an alginate solution, contacting the film with a cross-linking solution to form a cross-linked mechanically stable sheet, and placing at least a portion of the sheet at the site of trauma. An anti-adhesion barrier includes a sheet of ionically cross-linked alginate having a thickness in a range of 0.25 mm to 10 mm. The sheet has a tear strength sufficient for suturing and repositioning. A drug delivery device includes a cross-linked alginate container that can be filled with a drug.