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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2006
Applicants:
Michael Dornish, Bekkestua, NO;
Christian Klein Larsen, Eiksmarka, NO;
Therese Andersen, Sande i Vestfold, NO;
Inventors:
Michael Dornish, Bekkestua, NO;
Christian Klein Larsen, Eiksmarka, NO;
Therese Andersen, Sande i Vestfold, NO;
Assignee:
FMC Biopolymer AS, Sandvika, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a medical device comprising a biocompatible medical coating adhered thereto, wherein the coating comprises at least one of a non-crosslinked, water soluble salt of: (i) alginic acid, (ii) hyaluronic acid or (iii) chitosan, wherein the coating is readily dissolvable in at least one mammalian body fluid.