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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2006
Applicant:
Samuel David Arthur, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventor:
Samuel David Arthur, Wilmington, DE (US);
Assignee:
Actamax Surgical Materials, LLC, Berkeley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Adhesives formed by reacting an oxidized polysaccharide with a poly(hydroxylic) compound derivatized with acetoacetate groups in the presence of a base catalyst are disclosed. The use of the 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; and drug delivery are described. The adhesive may also be used for industrial and consumer applications.