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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:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2002
Applicants:
John V. St. John, Grapevine, TX (US);
Daniel G. Moro, Dallas, TX (US);
Bill C. Ponder, Grapevine, TX (US);
Inventors:
John V. St. John, Grapevine, TX (US);
Daniel G. Moro, Dallas, TX (US);
Bill C. Ponder, Grapevine, TX (US);
Assignee:
ULURU Inc., Addison, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/14 (2006.01); A61K 9/16 (2006.01); G02C 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is related to hydrogel particles and aggregates formed therefrom having characteristics including, without limitation, shape-retentiveness, elasticity, controllable pore sizes and controllable degradation rates that render them useful for a wide variety of applications including, without limitation, the controlled release of biologically active substances, in vivo medical devices, tissue growth scaffolding and tissue replacement.