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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2011
Tim M. Kloke, Victoria, MN (US);
Steven J. Keough, St. Paul, MN (US);
Nathan Lockwood, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Margaret R. Gardner, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Robert W. Hergenrother, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Ralph A. Chappa, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Tim M. Kloke, Victoria, MN (US);
Steven J. Keough, St. Paul, MN (US);
Nathan Lockwood, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Margaret R. Gardner, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Robert W. Hergenrother, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Ralph A. Chappa, Ham Lake, MN (US);
SurModics, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
A wound spacer device comprising multiple beads connected by non-absorbable suture material is disclosed. The device can be applied, for example, by a first responder to an injured individual, or can be applied by a trauma treatment facility, such as a Level 2 medical unit. In typical embodiments the device allows for site-specific controlled elution of an antimicrobial agent, such as Tobramycin, including defined elution over a period of time, such as 48 or 72 hours.