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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2007
Dana A. Oliver, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Cecil O. Lewis, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Edze Jan Tijsma, Maastricht, NL;
Maria Nieves Gonzalez Lopez, Maastricht, NL;
Matthew F. Myntti, St. Augustine, FL (US);
James Britton Hissong, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Dana A. Oliver, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Cecil O. Lewis, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Edze Jan Tijsma, Maastricht, NL;
Maria Nieves Gonzalez Lopez, Maastricht, NL;
Matthew F. Myntti, St. Augustine, FL (US);
James Britton Hissong, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Medtronic Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Abstract
Chronic rhinosinusitis and other bacterial sinus conditions may be treated by applying a solvating system containing a surfactant to a bacterial biofilm in a nasal or sinus cavity, disrupting the biofilm, and applying a protective layer of a polymeric film-forming medical sealant.