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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2003
Dwayne Lee Looney, Flemington, NJ (US);
Jian Xin Guo, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Guanghui Zhang, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Sanyog Manohar Pendharkar, Old Bridge, NJ (US);
Anne Jessica Gorman, Hightstown, NJ (US);
Thomas Lee Craven, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Michelle Bermel, Willow Grove, PA (US);
Dwayne Lee Looney, Flemington, NJ (US);
Jian Xin Guo, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Guanghui Zhang, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Sanyog Manohar Pendharkar, Old Bridge, NJ (US);
Anne Jessica Gorman, Hightstown, NJ (US);
Thomas Lee Craven, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Michelle Bermel, Willow Grove, PA (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a hemostatic wound dressing that utilizes a fibrous, fabric substrate made from carboxylic-oxidized cellulose and containing a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, the fabric having flexibility, strength and porosity effective for use as a hemostat; and further having a porous, polymeric matrix substantially homogeneously distributed on the first and second surfaces and through the fabric, the porous, polymeric matrix being made of a biocompatible, water-soluble or water-swellable cellulose polymer, wherein prior to distribution of the polymeric matrix on and through the fabric, the fabric contains about 3 percent by weight or more of water-soluble oligosaccharides.