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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2011
Valerie R. Binetti, Havertown, PA (US);
Kristin B. Kita, West Chester, PA (US);
Garland W. Fussell, West Chester, PA (US);
Anthony M. Lowman, Wallingford, PA (US);
Michele S. Marcolongo, Aston, PA (US);
Valerie R. Binetti, Havertown, PA (US);
Kristin B. Kita, West Chester, PA (US);
Garland W. Fussell, West Chester, PA (US);
Anthony M. Lowman, Wallingford, PA (US);
Michele S. Marcolongo, Aston, PA (US);
DePuy Synthes Products, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
An injectable hydrogel composition comprising: water; and poly(vinyl alcohol) chemically cross-linked with a second polymer to form a cross-linked resin, wherein the second polymer is selected from the group consisting of: a polyhydric alcohol compound, a polyvalent epoxy compound, a polyvalent amine compound, a dialdehyde compound, a diisocyanate compound, and mixtures thereof, wherein the cross-linked resin has a degree of cross-linking of from about 0.0001 mol/mL to about 0.002 mol/mL, and wherein the hydrogel is flowable when heated above its melting point.