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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2007
Hillary Enyart, Warsaw, IN (US);
Jacy Hoeppner, Warsaw, IN (US);
Mike Leach, Warsaw, IN (US);
Shon Steger, Warsaw, IN (US);
Sona Sundaramurthy, Warsaw, IN (US);
Hillary Enyart, Warsaw, IN (US);
Jacy Hoeppner, Warsaw, IN (US);
Mike Leach, Warsaw, IN (US);
Shon Steger, Warsaw, IN (US);
Sona Sundaramurthy, Warsaw, IN (US);
Biomet Manufacturing Corp, Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a non-liquid biomaterial that may be used as a surgical sealant, a suture support, a blood flow controller, an adhesion reducing agent, an adhesion preventing agent, a tissue support, a tissue filler, a wound dressing or a combination thereof. The non-liquid biomaterial may comprise a blood derived material such as plasma, platelet poor plasma, platelet rich plasma or a material derived from blood containing tissue aspirate, such as bone marrow aspirate, a protein binding agent and a polymerizing agent. Methods for making and using the non-liquid biomaterial are also provided.