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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:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eugene P. Goldberg, Gainesville, FL (US);
James W. Burns, Holliston, MA (US);
Assignee:
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 ;
Abstract
An improved method and composition for preventing damage to tissue and/or organs during surgery and during harvesting, implanting, manufacture and manipulation of bioprostheses therefrom. Tissue surfaces and surgical articles involved in the surgery and bioprostheses are coated with a solution of a hydrophilic, polymeric material prior to manipulation of the tissue and/or organs during surgery. The composition comprises a solution of a polymeric material having a molecular weight of about 50,000 D or above having a concentration of from about 0.01% to about 15% by weight.