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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2010
Applicant:
Henry Keith Chenault, Hockessin, DE (US);
Inventor:
Henry Keith Chenault, Hockessin, DE (US);
Assignee:
Actamax Surgerical Materials, LLC, Berkeley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Tissue adhesives formed by crosslinking albumin and/or gelatin with certain polyamines and/or polycarboxylates using a water-soluble carbodiimide are disclosed. The use of the tissue adhesives for medical and veterinary applications such as topical wound closure; and surgical procedures, such as intestinal anastomosis, vascular anastomosis, tissue repair, and ophthalmic procedures; drug delivery; anti-adhesive applications; and as a bulking agent to treat urinary incontinence are described.